Wijziging van de Waterwet (doelmatigheid en bekostiging hoogwaterbescherming)

This Dutch bill amends the Water Act (Waterwet) to change how flood defences are managed and financed, with a focus on making flood protection spending more efficient and on how the costs of high-water protection are covered. Based on the title alone, it concerns the national framework for protecting the Netherlands against flooding from rivers, the sea and lakes. The main groups affected are water authorities (waterschappen), national water managers, municipalities and taxpayers who fund flood protection. Households and businesses in flood-prone areas may also be indirectly affected by changes to how protection works are funded. Details would be in the full text of the bill.