Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Water Resources Development Act of 1990
Water Resources Development Act of 1990 [33 U.S.C. 2201; P.L. 101-640, November 28, 1990;
104 Stat. 4604 (Additional citations found in Title 33 include 59bb; 426e; 460d; 1252; 1268;
2213; 2232; 2239; 2309; 2314; 2316; 2317; 2318l 2319; 2320; 2321; 2322; and 2324.)] -- This
statute authorized the construction of 25 new water resources projects and modified 31 projects
previously authorized. Provisions in this Act also amended section 1135 of the 1986 Act to
make permanent the authorization for environmental improvements at existing projects.
Additional provisions include:
- Incorporating environmental protection as one of the missions of the Army Corps of
Engineers;
- Deauthorization of the Florida Barge Canal;
- Extension of the authorization for the Upper Mississippi River program for an additional 5
years;
- Congressional reporting requirements regarding the implementation of the Federal wetlands
delineation manual;
- Establishing a new interim goal for the Corps water resources program of "no overall net
loss of the Nation's remaining wetland base as defined by acreage and function" and a long-term
goal "to increase the quality and quantity of the Nation's wetlands"; and
- Authorization of habitat enhancement activities at Pyramid Lake.
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