Reshaping National Water Politics: The Emergence of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986

This report documents the history of the evolution of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. It focuses on the legislative evolution of the Act, and offers an overview of federal water resources policy development. The report also helps to provide definition to the varied political concerns, constituencies, and bureaucratic goings on that contribute to the federal role in water management.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Portals/70/docs/iwrreports/91-PS-1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Water Resources

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 7701 Telegraph Road
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22315-3868
• Authors:
  • Reuss, Martin
• Publication Date: 1991-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Bibliography;
• Pagination: 225p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; History; Legislation; Policy; Politics; Water resources; Water resources development
• Identifier Terms: Water Resources Development Act of 1986
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; History; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002315
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IWR Policy Study 91-PS-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2005 9:36AM