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The article focuses on the U.S. Congress often considers, on a biennial schedule, omnibus legislation to authorize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) water resource activities and Congress regularly refers to this legislation as a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). It also mentions events such as droughts and floods, along with congressional deliberations on infrastructure investments and other policy initiatives. It also mentions WRDAs also may adjust the required cost sharing.

The article focuses on development in Everglades Restoration which is a unique network of subtropical wetlands in South Florida. It mentions U.S. Congress approved the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) in the Water Resources Development Act of 2000. It also mentions attempting to restore the Everglades and improve the timing, and quality of the water flowing south from Lake Okeechobee to Everglades and Department of the Interior (DOI), is to fund half the costs of restoration.

The article provides an overview on recent developments in Everglades restoration in the U.S. It mentions that Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was approved by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 which the federal government, with the State of Florida, is attempting to restore the Everglades and expand water supplies by improving the timing, distribution, and quality of the water flowing south from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades.

The article offers information on the enactments of the Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA) in the U.S. Topics discussed include the enactment of the WRDA 2016 as Title I of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN; P.L. 114-322) in December 2016, the returned enactment of Army Corps authorization legislation, and the processes and authorizations for project delivery.