The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) is part of , a series of acts enacted by Congress of the United States on November 17, 1986.Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) on Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
WRDA 1986 established cost sharing formulas for the construction of harbors, inland waterway transportation, and flood control projects and established rules therefor. It also created hundreds of projects, studies, and plans in almost every state in the nation. It also deauthorized a number of projects.Public Laws - USACE Walla Walla District website
WRDA 1986 WRDA 1986 directed the Secretary of the Army to issue guidelines for crediting against the non-Federal share of project cost for flood control any compatible work carried out by local interests. It authorized appropriations for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development for specified river basins and projects.
It also prohibited the Government from initiating any feasibility study for a water resources project until non-Federal interests agree to contribute 50 percent of the costs during the period of the study but exempted from such prohibition any study designed for purposes of navigational improvements. It also prohibited the Government from initiating any planning or engineering authorized by this Act until non-Federal interests agree to contribute 50 percent of the costs during the period of planning and engineering. Finally, WRDA 1986 provided for determining the interest rate when a non-Federal interest elects to repay an amount under this Act over a period of time.
Ultimately, WRDA 1986 authorized 262 water projects at a total cost of $16 billion.army.mil The Evolution of the Flood Control Act of 1936
Water Resources Conservation and Development Authorized the Secretary to carry out 35 works of improvement for water resources development and conservation in Alabama, Mississippi, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.
Authorized construction of the following projects subject to favorable reports by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Rillito River, Tucson, Arizona; (2) Wailua Falls, Wailua River, Kauai, Hawaii; (3) Yazoo River, Mississippi; and (4) Trinity River, Texas.
Authorized planning, engineering, and design for the following projects: (1) Neponset River, Milton Town Landing to Port Norfolk, Massachusetts; (2) Merrimack River, Massachusetts; (3) Buffalo Harbor, New York; (5) Wheeling Creek Watershed, Ohio; (5) Five Mile Creek, Dallas, Texas; and (6) Fox River Channel, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Directed the following projects under provisions of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960: (1) Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, California; (2) Shelburne Bay, Vermont; and (3) Rudee Inlet, Virginia.
Authorized the construction of the Agat Small Boat Harbor, Guam, subject to a review and comment period by the Secretary.
Authorized the Secretary, after a review and comment period, to carry out removal of silt, aquatic growth, and other material in nine lakes.
Authorized the Secretary, after a review and comment period, to plan, design, and construct 13 streambank erosion control projects in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia.
Provides for the Secretary to carry out various beach erosion control, navigation, storm protection, streambank and shoreline erosion control, and harbor maintenance projects.
Authorizes the Secretary to undertake interim emergency flood control measures along Wheeling Creek in specified areas of Ohio.
Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly develop a feasibility study for the construction of a water resources development project at Tolay Lake, California.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to complete construction of the following projects for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention: (1) Bush River Watershed, Virginia; (2) Great Creek Watershed, Virginia; and (3) Cottonwood-Walnut Creek Watershed, New Mexico.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to maintain a harbor of refuge in Port Ontario, Sandy Creek, New York. Authorizes the Secretary to construct shoreline protection measures at the Sky Harbor Municipal Airport, Duluth, Minnesota.
Water Resources Studies Authorized the Secretary to study water resources needs of river basins and regions of the United States.
Directed the Secretary to prepare feasibility reports on the following water resources projects: (1) Illinois River, Hardin, Illinois; and (2) Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Directs the Secretary to study water resourced development in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Directed the Secretary, upon the request of local officials, to survey the potential and methods for rehabilitating former industrial sites, millraces, and similar types of facilities already constructed for use as hydroelectric facilities.
Directed the Secretary to study the capability of the Corps of Engineers to conserve fish and wildlife.
Amended the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to include the areas of San Francisco and Marin, California, in the Secretary's investigation of flood and related problems in the San Francisco Bay area.
Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study of shoreline protection and beach erosion policy and related projects in view of the expected increases in the levels of the Great Lakes.
Directs the Secretary to expedite completion of the study of New York Harbor and adjacent channels, New York and New Jersey.
Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to study, and report to specified congressional committees on, the extent and adverse environmental effects of dioxin contamination in the Passaic River-Newark Bay navigation system.
Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of navigation improvements at Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River, Michigan.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) study the feasibility of constructing shoreline erosion mitigation measures along the Rancho Palos Verdes coastline and in the city of Rolling Hills, California; (2) conduct a nearshore sediment inventory in the offshore waters of Louisiana between Southwest Pass and Sabine Pass in Lake Pontchartrain and in Lake Borgne; and (3) study land acquisition policies applicable to water resources projects.
Prohibits the study of any river basin plan which has as its objective the transfer of water from either the Columbia or Arkansas River Basins to any other region or major river basin unless such study is approved by the Governors of all affected States.
Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of protection from erosion problems on the southern bank of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River.
Authorizes the Secretary to study the feasibility of developing measures to control storm water runoff on a watershed basis.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the status of feasibility and reconnaissance studies relating to hydroelectric power potential at existing Corps of Engineers projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Directs the Secretary to expedite the hydroelectric power studies of the Red River Basin Comprehensive Study, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Directs the Secretary to study current practices on the sharing of costs related to the benefits of increased land values resulting from water resources projects, together with potential methods by which any increase in land values should be shared between the Federal Government and non-Federal interests.
Authorizes the Secretary to study shoreline protection and beach erosion control policy and related projects in view of the prospect for long-term increases in the levels of the ocean.
Directs the Secretary to determine the extent of shoreline erosion damage in the United States causally related to the regulation of the waters of Lake Superior by the International Joint Commission (United States and Canada).
Inland Waterway Transportation System Authorized the Secretary to commence the following navigation improvement projects: (1) Oliver Lock and Dam, Black Warrior-Tombigbee River, Alabama; (2) Locks and Dams 5 through 14, Kentucky River, Kentucky; (3) Gallipolis Locks and Dam Replacement, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia; (4) Bonneville Lock and Dam, Oregon and Washington - Columbia River and Tributaries, Washington; (5) Lock and Dam 7 Replacement, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; (6) Lock and Dam 8 Replacement, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; and (7) Winfield Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West Virginia.
Established an Inland Waterways Users Board to make recommendations regarding construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending levels for the inland waterways.
Flood Control Authorized the Secretary to commence 86 flood control projects in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Tennessee, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Authorized construction of the following flood control projects, subject to favorable reports by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Guadalupe River, San Jose, California; (2) Meredosia, Illinois; (3) Muscatine Island, Iowa; (4) Pearl River Basin, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; (5) West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; and (6) James River, South Dakota.
Authorized the Secretary to carry out planning, engineering, and design for 12 flood control projects in, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
Authorized construction of the following flood control projects in accordance with provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1948: (1) San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona; (2) Mission Zanja Creek, Redlands, California; (3) Salt and Eel Rivers, California; (4) Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana, and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; and (5) Noyes, Minnesota.
Authorized the construction of the following flood control projects subject to review and comment by the Secretary: (1) Salyersville, Kentucky; (2) Poplar Brook, New Jersey; (3) Pearly River Basin, Mississippi; (4) Great Salt Lake, Utah; and (5) Tarrant County, Texas.
Required non-Federal interests to agree to participate in and comply with applicable Federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs.
Revised the definition of "flood control" to include protection from groundwater induced damages.
Shoreline Protection Authorized the Secretary to commence 18 shoreline protection projects in compliance with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Authorized construction of the following projects subject to a favorable report by the Chief of Engineers: (1) Pinellas County, Florida; (2) Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois; and (3) Coconut Point, Tutuila Island, American Samoa.
Authorized the Secretary to carry out planning, engineering, and design for projects for shoreline erosion control at the following communities in New Jersey: Fort Elsinboro, Sea Breeze, Gandys Beach, Reeds Beach, Pierces Point, and Fortescue.