Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1962–2 Congressional Statement of Objectives
Title 42 › CHAPTER 19B — WATER RESOURCES PLANNING › § 1962–2
Summary
Federal water projects must aim to boost regional and national economies, protect the environment, and improve people's well‑being. These goals must guide benefit‑cost decisions and the choice of feasible alternatives, including beach nourishment and sand replacement.
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Title 42, §1962–2
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It is the intent of Congress that the objectives of enhancing regional economic development, the quality of the total environment, including its protection and improvement, the well-being of the people of the United States, and the national economic development are the objectives to be included in federally financed water resource projects (including shore protection projects such as projects for beach nourishment, including the replacement of sand), and in the evaluation of benefits and cost attributable thereto, giving due consideration to the most feasible alternative means of accomplishing these objectives.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as a part of the Flood Control Act of 1970 and not as a part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–303 inserted “(including shore protection projects such as projects for beach nourishment, including the replacement of sand)” after “water resource projects”.
Reference
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 1962–2
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102