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handle is hein.crs/govehmk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ~ £ a Research S rvice ~nforming the g lative debate since 1914 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022: H.R. 7776 and S. 4136 July 7, 2022 Recent Congresses have biennially considered omnibus legislation authorizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works activities, typically called Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA). Eligibility for USACE annual and supplemental appropriations generally requires activities to first be authorized. WRDAs add to or amend existing USACE authorizations and provide policy direction. In crafting WRDA 2022 bills, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) considered proposals from Members and transmitted by the Administration (e.g., USACE Chief of Engineers reports, nonfederal proposals in Section 7001 reports). The House passed H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, on June 8, 2022. EPW reported S. 4136, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, on May 4, 2022. Both bills focus on USACE civil works activities. They overlap in authorizing many of the same construction projects, such as the almost $31 billion Coastal Texas project, which would be the nation's largest authorized USACE coastal storm damage reduction effort. Both bills would authorize environmental infrastructure assistance for design and construction of publicly owned and operated water infrastructure (e.g., wastewater systems) in specified municipalities, counties, and states. Figure 1 shows total authorizations of appropriations for different types of construction projects authorized in the five most recently enacted WRDAs (including the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014; P.L. 113-121) and proposed in the 2022 bills. The WRDA 2022 bills diverge on other topics, such as USACE cost sharing. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11965 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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