§2320 Protection of Recreational and Commercial Uses

Summary

Requires the Secretary to think about how any water project will affect nearby recreational and commercial uses when planning it. If work to maintain, repair, rebuild, or change a project changes a structure, the Secretary must, as much as possible, do the work so existing recreational uses are not harmed. If those uses are harmed anyway, the Secretary must, as much as possible, restore them or give similar new opportunities. The rule about fixing or replacing structures applies to work whose physical construction starts after May 1, 1988, but it does not apply when the action is needed to shut down a project. The Secretary may spend up to $2,000,000 in any one fiscal year to restore or replace lost recreation, and that spending authority ended after the 5-year period beginning November 28, 1990 (projects already started could be finished). Costs for these recreation actions are treated as recreation costs and must be paid by the recreation beneficiaries.