S. 4949 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 13, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 4949
2nd SessionS. 4949
A BILL
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Water Resources Development · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 15, 2026: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.
Sections · 1
Division A — Water resources development · 1
Division A — Water resources development · Title I — General provisions · 19
- Sec. 1101Notice to Congress on implementation of this divisionNo change
- Sec. 1102Corps of Engineers real estate guidance and outreachNo change
- Sec. 1103Contributions by non-Federal interestsNo change
- Sec. 1104Congressional communications and reports to CongressNo change
- Sec. 1105Review processNo change
- Sec. 1106Continuing authority programsNo change
- Sec. 1107CapabilitiesNo change
- Sec. 1108Emergency stream bank and shoreline protectionNo change
- Sec. 1109Limited processNo change
- Sec. 1110Inland Waterways Users BoardNo change
- Sec. 1111Shoreline and riverine protection and restorationNo change
- Sec. 1112Crediting and reimbursement authority for federally authorized navigation projectsNo change
- Sec. 1113Informed decisionmakingNo change
- Sec. 1114Support of Army civil works missionsNo change
- Sec. 1115ProceduresNo change
- Sec. 1116CoordinationNo change
- Sec. 1117Dredging coordinationNo change
- Sec. 1118Nonstructural flood and coastal storm risk managementNo change
- Sec. 1119In-kind contributions review and technical assistanceNo change
Division A — Water resources development · Title II — Studies and Reports · 37
- Sec. 1201Authorization of proposed feasibility studiesNo change
- Sec. 1202Expedited completionNo change
- Sec. 1203Expedited completion of other feasibility studiesNo change
- Sec. 1204GAO studiesNo change
- Sec. 1205Glacial lake outburst flooding, Juneau, AlaskaNo change
- Sec. 1206Virginia Peninsula coastal storm risk management, VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1207National Academy of Sciences study on the Upper Rio Grande BasinNo change
- Sec. 1208Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, FloridaNo change
- Sec. 1209BriefingsNo change
- Sec. 1210Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study, TexasNo change
- Sec. 1211Honolulu Harbor, HawaiiNo change
- Sec. 1212Implementation of review of Corps of Engineers assetsNo change
- Sec. 1213Sense of Congress on certain reportsNo change
- Sec. 1214Charleston, South CarolinaNo change
- Sec. 1215Briefing on deferred maintenance at recreational sites at Lake Sakakawea and along the Missouri RiverNo change
- Sec. 1216Sense of Congress on NAS StudyNo change
- Sec. 1217Report on certain navigation projectsNo change
- Sec. 1218Dredging vesselsNo change
- Sec. 1219Report on Table Rock Lake, MissouriNo change
- Sec. 1220Maximization of beneficial use in dredged material management plansNo change
- Sec. 1221Corps of Engineers lease durationsNo change
- Sec. 1222Report on Mobile Harbor, AlabamaNo change
- Sec. 1223Wehrspann Lake, NebraskaNo change
- Sec. 1224Commercial navigation along Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, AlabamaNo change
- Sec. 1225Briefing on shoreline management plans and enhanced developmentNo change
- Sec. 1226Watershed and river basin assessmentsNo change
- Sec. 1227Imperial Streams Salton Sea, CaliforniaNo change
- Sec. 1228Greater Providence, Rhode IslandNo change
- Sec. 1229Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri RiverNo change
- Sec. 1230Report on implementation of Executive Order pertaining to AlaskaNo change
- Sec. 1231Non-Federal project implementation pilot programNo change
- Sec. 1232Oceanside, CaliforniaNo change
- Sec. 1233Study on hydrokinetic energyNo change
- Sec. 1234Briefing on retention of recreation feesNo change
- Sec. 1235Expedited modification of existing feasibility studiesNo change
- Sec. 1236Hoosic River, MassachusettsNo change
- Sec. 1237Assessments on certain projects in ArizonaNo change
Division A — Water resources development · Title III — Deauthorizations and Modifications · 76
- Sec. 1301Environmental infrastructureNo change
- Sec. 1302West TennesseeNo change
- Sec. 1303DeauthorizationsNo change
- Sec. 1304ConveyancesNo change
- Sec. 1305Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed damsNo change
- Sec. 1306Rio Grande environmental management program, Colorado, New Mexico, and TexasNo change
- Sec. 1307Lake Tahoe Basin Restoration, Nevada and CaliforniaNo change
- Sec. 1308Mobile Harbor, AlabamaNo change
- Sec. 1309Reauthorization of small water storage projectsNo change
- Sec. 1310Lake Eufaula, OklahomaNo change
- Sec. 1311Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restorationNo change
- Sec. 1312South Charleston, West VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1313AnchoragesNo change
- Sec. 1314Sense of Congress on flood risk, Farmington, New HampshireNo change
- Sec. 1315Harmful algal bloom demonstration programNo change
- Sec. 1316Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Washington and OregonNo change
- Sec. 1317Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, MinnesotaNo change
- Sec. 1318Port of Nome, AlaskaNo change
- Sec. 1319Reauthorization of soil moisture and snowpack monitoringNo change
- Sec. 1320Federal assistanceNo change
- Sec. 1321Dardanelle Lock and Dam, ArkansasNo change
- Sec. 1322Ashtabula Harbor, OhioNo change
- Sec. 1323Sense of Congress relating to ice jam risk in NebraskaNo change
- Sec. 1324Rhode Island coastline, Rhode IslandNo change
- Sec. 1325Puget Sound and adjacent waters restoration, WashingtonNo change
- Sec. 1326Duck, North CarolinaNo change
- Sec. 1327Sense of Congress relating to water control management, Snake Creek embankment, North DakotaNo change
- Sec. 1328Western rural waterNo change
- Sec. 1329Small projects for flood risk management, West VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1330Cooperative agreements, New MexicoNo change
- Sec. 1331Control of invasive species in South DakotaNo change
- Sec. 1332Land access in North DakotaNo change
- Sec. 1333Assateague Island, Maryland and VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1334Sense of Congress relating to Black River and Toledo Harbor, OhioNo change
- Sec. 1335Implementation of section 202 programNo change
- Sec. 1336Debris removal, Providence River, Rhode IslandNo change
- Sec. 1337Acequias irrigation systemsNo change
- Sec. 1338Regulatory program funding for the Alaska DistrictNo change
- Sec. 1339Projects of alternative or beneficially modified habitats for fish and wildlifeNo change
- Sec. 1340Chattahoochee River programNo change
- Sec. 1341Pajaro River, Watsonville, CaliforniaNo change
- Sec. 1342Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lower Delaware River Basin, and Upper Delaware River BasinNo change
- Sec. 1343Southern West VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1344Cumberland, MarylandNo change
- Sec. 1345Gulf Intracoastal WaterwayNo change
- Sec. 1346Rend Lake, IllinoisNo change
- Sec. 1347Northern West VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1348Contracts for water supplyNo change
- Sec. 1349Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project, TexasNo change
- Sec. 1350Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, LouisianaNo change
- Sec. 1351Sense of Congress on McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation SystemNo change
- Sec. 1352Northeastern MinnesotaNo change
- Sec. 1353Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive speciesNo change
- Sec. 1354Commercial fish landings in AlaskaNo change
- Sec. 1355Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stationsNo change
- Sec. 1356Levee safety initiativeNo change
- Sec. 1357Lower Blackstone River, Rhode IslandNo change
- Sec. 1358Reauthorization of high hazard potential dam rehabilitation programNo change
- Sec. 1359Grand Prairie and Bayou Meto, ArkansasNo change
- Sec. 1360Wilson Lock Floating Guide WallNo change
- Sec. 1361Sense of Congress on Platte River, NebraskaNo change
- Sec. 1362South Central Pennsylvania environmental restoration infrastructure and resource protection development pilot programNo change
- Sec. 1363Upper Guyandotte River Basin, West VirginiaNo change
- Sec. 1364Burns Waterway Harbor, IndianaNo change
- Sec. 1365Westminster, East Garden Grove, CaliforniaNo change
- Sec. 1366Impact of extreme weather events along the Tennessee RiverNo change
- Sec. 1367Columbia River BasinNo change
- Sec. 1368Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft and recreational harbor dredging in the Great Lakes regionNo change
- Sec. 1369Williston Levee, North DakotaNo change
- Sec. 1370Freight movement, Mobile Bay, AlabamaNo change
- Sec. 1371Terrestrial noxious weed control programNo change
- Sec. 1372St. Mary's River, MichiganNo change
- Sec. 1373Environmental dredgingNo change
- Sec. 1374Coos Bay, OregonNo change
- Sec. 1375National Dam Safety Program ActNo change
- Sec. 1376Willamette River Basin, OregonNo change
Division A — Water resources development · Title IV — Water resources infrastructure · 2
Division B — Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure · 1
Division B — Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure · Title I — Drinking water · 10
- Sec. 2101Technical assistance and grants for emergencies affecting public water systemsNo change
- Sec. 2102Drinking Water State Revolving Loan FundsNo change
- Sec. 2103Assistance for small and disadvantaged communitiesNo change
- Sec. 2104Reducing lead in drinking waterNo change
- Sec. 2105Operational sustainability of small public water systemsNo change
- Sec. 2106Midsize and large drinking water system infrastructure resilience and sustainability programNo change
- Sec. 2107Voluntary school and child care program lead testing and reduction grant programNo change
- Sec. 2108Indian Reservation Drinking Water ProgramNo change
- Sec. 2109Digital infrastructure technology grant programNo change
- Sec. 2110Point of use filtration system distribution pilot programNo change
Division B — Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure · Title II — Clean water · 11
- Sec. 2201Research investigations, training, and informationNo change
- Sec. 2202Pilot program for alternative water source projectsNo change
- Sec. 2203Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grantsNo change
- Sec. 2204Grants for construction and refurbishing of individual household decentralized wastewater systems for individuals with low or moderate incomeNo change
- Sec. 2205Clean Water State Revolving fundsNo change
- Sec. 2206Water sector workforceNo change
- Sec. 2207Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villagesNo change
- Sec. 2208Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014No change
- Sec. 2209Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Control Infrastructure TechnologiesNo change
- Sec. 2210Water Resources Research Act amendmentsNo change
- Sec. 2211Enhanced aquifer use and rechargeNo change
Division B — Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure · Title III — Geographic programs · 6
- Sec. 2301Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeNo change
- Sec. 2302Reauthorization of Long Island Sound ProgramsNo change
- Sec. 2303Columbia River Basin RestorationNo change
- Sec. 2304National Estuary ProgramNo change
- Sec. 2305Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin ProgramNo change
- Sec. 2306Southeast New England programNo change