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
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in Senate, Jul 13).
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Jul 15, 2026 · Reported to Senate Reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Jul 15 Marked up by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Jul 15 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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(a) In general. With respect to the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary may release, in whole or in part, without consideration, each of the following use restrictions or obligations, if the Secretary determines that the use restriction or obligation is not required for operation of the project for the John Day Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179, chapter 188):
(1) The restriction on structures, including structures for human habitation.
(2) The restriction on the use of fill material to raise areas.
(3) The obligation of the fee title holder to maintain a 2-lane access road.
(4) The reversionary interests and use restrictions relating to port or industrial purposes.
(b) Land described. The land referred to in subsection (a) is the portion of an island in the Columbia River, Benton County, Washington, consisting of the approximately 123 acres lying westerly of the north and south coordinate line of the Oregon Coordinate System, North Zone, that coordinate line being east 2,291,000 feet, conveyed in a deed executed by the United States and bearing Benton County, Washington, Auditor’s File Number 601766, in—
(1) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5 and the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ of sec. 7, T. 5 N., R. 28 E., Willamette Meridian; and
(2) Government Lot 1 of sec. 12, T. 5 N., R. 27 E., Willamette Meridian.
(c) Administrative costs. The Secretary may accept and expend funds from the Port of Kennewick or the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters