Water Resources Development Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water Resources Development Act of 1983 - Title I - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to obligate no sums in excess of those specified in this title for the combined purpose of the "Construction General" account and the "Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries" account. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988. Title II: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with landowners who are benefitted by local flood control projects to assure that such owners will contribute 50 percent of that project's cost. Limits the commencement period for any such flood control project to ten years from the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary shows that such project remains needed and justified. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a list of all existing studies that have an inactive or deferred status in order to allow either the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives to deauthorize any surveys on such list within 90 days thereafter by resolution. Allows for the submission of Federal pr…