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Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(WRDA 2022)
Updated February 15, 2023
Recent Congresses have biennially considered omnibus legislation authorizing U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) civil works activities, typically called Water Resources Development Acts
(WRDAs). 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. The 117th Congress enacted the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) as
Title LXXXI of Division H of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (FY2023 NDAA; P.L. 117-263).
USACE authorization action in the 117th Congress began with H.R. 7776, the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022. The House passed H.R. 7776 in June 2022; the Senate passed its amendment
to H.R. 7776 in July 2022. In December 2022, the House and Senate agreed to a House amendment to the
Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, which consisted of the FY2023 NDAA's defense authorizations as well
as a title for WRDA 2022 and various other nondefense titles. Table 1 identifies selected provisions of the
enacted WRDA 2022.
Following enactment, USACE develops implementation guidance for many WRDA provisions. USACE
has created a website for its WRDA 2022 guidance. On January 20, 2023, USACE also opened a 60-day
comment period for input on its implementation of WRDA 2022 provisions.
Table I. Selected Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Provisions
(dollar amounts represent authorizations of appropriations; B = billion, M = million)
Provision Type                                  Description
Study, Project, and Program Authorizations

Authorize new project construction
Authorize modifications to authorized
projects that are unconstructed or
under construction

§8401 authorized 25 new projects at $50.4 B ($30.0 B federal, $20.4 B
nonfederal). Among the projects authorized would be a Coastal Texas project at
$34.4 B ($21.4 B federal, $13.0 B nonfederal).
§8401 authorized modifications to 6 projects at a total cost of $11.8 B ($8.3 B
federal, $3.5 B nonfederal).

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