Biennial Water Infrastructure Act Negotiated in Congress

The House of Representatives and the Senate are pushing their own versions Water Resources Development act and plan to continue negotiations once Congress returns after the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Since 2014, a Water Development Act has been enacted by Congress every two years to update and expand the nation’s water-based infrastructure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designs, engineers and manages the projects the WRDA funds.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Water Resources Development Act, which would facilitate 14 construction projects and 133 studies nationwide, including three federally funded water-based developments in Oklahoma.