Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (HR 1495)

MONTANA, Nov 15 (Neo Natura) - Here is a summary of how the recently passed Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (HR 1495) affects Montana.

• Title 1 (Sec. 1002) provides for aquatic ecosystem restoration in Montana.
• Title 3 (Sec. 3175) amends the WRDA of 1988 to allow the Secretary to operate headwaters reservoirs below the minimum or above the maximum water levels established in that year in accordance with water control regulation manuals developed by the Secretary, after consultation with specified parties and subject to specified notification requirements.
• Title 5 (Sec. 5067) amends the WRDA of 1999 to include Wyoming in a program providing environmental assistance to nonfederal interests in rural Nevada and Montana.
• Title 5 (Sec. 5093) Directs the Secretary to take specified actions regarding various projects in Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, and Ohio.