Water Resources Development Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9497 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9497 To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Mr. Graves (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Collins, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Secretary defined. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Program Offices within the Directorate of Civil Works. Sec. 102. Contracting efficiency. Sec. 103. Removal or remediation of contaminated sediment. Sec. 104. Levee owners board. Sec. 105. Categorical permissions. Sec. 106. Contributions by non-Federal interests. Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. Sec. 108. Project study schedule and cost estimate. Sec. 109. Continuing authority programs. Sec. 110. Dredged material management plans. Sec. 111. Dredging coordination. Sec. 112. Federal standard for dredged material disposal or placement. Sec. 113. Levee certifications. Sec. 114. Allocations from the Harbor Maintenance Trus