S. 4949
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito
4 cosponsors
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A Water resources development
I General provisions
II Studies and Reports
III Deauthorizations and Modifications
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters
A Water resources development
I General provisions
II Studies and Reports
III Deauthorizations and Modifications
(a) In general. Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to reimburse the non-Federal interest for the project for navigation, Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 663, chapter 382), the first section of the Act of March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1285, chapter 95), the first section of the Act of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1040, chapter 427), the first section of the Act of January 21, 1927 (44 Stat. 1014, chapter 47), the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 932, chapter 847), the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1038, chapter 831), the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, chapter 595), section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1173, chapter 771), and section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818), for the incremental costs to restore the project to the authorized depth when constructing improvements to deepen and widen the project.
(b) Requirement. To be eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a), the non-Federal interest for the project described in that subsection shall construct the improvements described in that subsection in accordance with section 204(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)).
(c) Eligible costs. Subject to subsection (d), the non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for reimbursement for the lesser of—
(1) the reasonable, allocable, and allowable incremental costs incurred by the non-Federal interest to restore the project to the authorized depth when constructing the improvements described in that subsection; and
(2) the estimated costs to the United States to carry out a cycle of maintenance dredging for the project, based on the depth of the project and other relevant conditions at the time the non-Federal interest constructs the improvements described in that subsection.
(d) Limitation. The total amount provided to the non-Federal interest for reimbursement under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000 for any fiscal year.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters