Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2294 Office of Environmental Policy
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2294
Summary
The Secretary must create an Office of Environmental Policy in the Directorate of Civil Works, Office of the Chief of Engineers. It will set and enforce environmental rules for Army Corps water projects, prepare and coordinate environmental impact statements, and work with federal, state, and local agencies on environmental and regulatory matters.
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Title 33, §2294
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The Secretary shall establish in the Directorate of Civil Works of the Office of the Chief of Engineers an Office of Environmental Policy. Such Office shall be responsible for the formulation, coordination, and implementation of all matters concerning environmental quality and policy as they relate to the water resources program of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Such Office shall, among other things, develop, and monitor compliance with, guidelines for the consideration of environmental quality in formulation and planning of water resources projects carried out by the Secretary, the preparation and coordination of environmental impact statements for such projects, and the coordination with Federal, State, and local agencies of environmental aspects of such projects and regulatory responsibilities of the Secretary.
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33 U.S.C. § 2294
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73