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S. 2100 · 100th Congress · enacted

Water Resources Development Act of 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-676.

Latest official action 1988-11-17 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Environment and Public Works with amendment, S. Rept. 100-313) Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Title I: Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (2) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (3) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (4) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (5) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas, Mississippi and Louisiana; (6) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (7) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (8) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (9) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; (10) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (11) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; (12) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (13) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (14) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (15) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; and (16) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Makes such projects subject to current law with respect to the maximum costs of projects and project deauthorizations. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources…

Congressional Research Service · 1988-04-11

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