The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense has issued a federal register notice requesting comments; announcement of stakeholder sessions. The public comment period will end on March 21, 2023. To ensure your comment is considered during development of implementation guidance, comments should be received on or before that date. In addition, three stakeholder…

three stakeholder sessions will be held to allow the public to provide input on any provisions in WRDA 2022 at the following dates/times:

February 15, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern;

February 22, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern;

March 1, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern.

The Water Resources Development Act of 2022 is comprehensive legislation that was signed into law as the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, a subset (Division H) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2022.

WRDA addresses water infrastructure needs critical for the Nation’s economic competitiveness and domestic security.  WRDA is strictly authorizing legislation.  The funding to implement authorized studies, projects, and activities is provided separately through the annual appropriations budgetary process.

Three virtual listening sessions will be held to provide the public an opportunity to provide input on any provisions in WRDA 2022.