Water Resources Development Act of 2000

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The Water Resources Development Act of 2000 is a U.S. federal law that authorized major civil works projects by the Army Corps of Engineers, notably launching large-scale ecosystem restoration and water management initiatives such as those in the Florida Everglades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
water resources development act ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
U.S. water resources infrastructure ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
authorizes civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
ecosystem restoration projects ⓘ
environmental infrastructure projects ⓘ
flood damage reduction projects ⓘ
navigation improvements ⓘ
shoreline protection projects ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
U.S. federal government ⓘ
fieldOfLaw environmental law ⓘ
infrastructure law ⓘ
water law ⓘ
focusesOn Florida Everglades ecosystem restoration ⓘ
followedBy Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ⓘ
follows Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ⓘ
hasEffectOn ecosystem restoration policy in the United States ⓘ
federal water resources policy ⓘ
hasPurpose to authorize water resources projects and policies ⓘ
to improve navigation and flood control ⓘ
to promote environmental restoration ⓘ
implements Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject civil works projects ⓘ
ecosystem restoration ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
navigation projects ⓘ
water resources development ⓘ
water resources management ⓘ
notableFor expanding environmental restoration authorities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
launching large-scale Everglades restoration ⓘ
partOfSeries Water Resources Development Acts ⓘ
regulates water resources projects ⓘ
sector water resources ⓘ
shortName WRDA 2000 ⓘ

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Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan → legislatedBy → Water Resources Development Act of 2000 ⓘ
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 → shortName → WRDA 2000 ⓘ
linked to: Water Resources Development Act of 2000
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 → partOfSeries → Water Resources Development Acts ⓘ
linked to: Water Resources Development Act of 2000
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 → follows → Water Resources Development Act of 2000 ⓘ