§1962–4 Implementation of water resources principles and requirements

Summary

The Secretary must issue final agency procedures needed to carry out the principles and the interagency guidelines not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020. The procedures must make sure future water resources projects follow the guiding principles and the national water resources planning policy in section 1962–3(a). They must also require a full identification and analysis of national economic development benefits, regional economic development benefits, environmental quality benefits, and other societal effects. The Secretary must review the procedures every 5 years and update them when appropriate. When creating, reviewing, or changing the procedures, the Secretary must notify interested non‑Federal stakeholders, give those stakeholders chances to provide input and recommendations, and seek and consider public and expert comments. The term “interagency guidelines” means the interagency guidelines in the Council on Environmental Quality document finalized in December 2014 under section 1962–3. The term “principles and requirements” means the Council on Environmental Quality document titled “Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water Resources,” dated March 2013.