Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§1962a–1 Powers and Duties

Title 42 › CHAPTER 19B — WATER RESOURCES PLANNING › SUBCHAPTER I — WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL › § 1962a–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Keep studying and, every two years (or less often if the Council decides), prepare a report on whether each water resource region in the United States has enough water to meet its needs and the national interest. Keep studying how regional and river basin plans affect larger parts of the country and whether laws and agency actions coordinate water and related land resource policies well. Check if current and proposed federal policies and programs are enough to meet those needs, and send recommendations to the President about federal policies and programs.

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Title 42, §1962a–1

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The Council shall—

(a)maintain a continuing study and prepare an assessment biennially, or at such less frequent intervals as the Council may determine, of the adequacy of supplies of water necessary to meet the water requirements in each water resource region in the United States and the national interest therein; and

(b)maintain a continuing study of the relation of regional or river basin plans and programs to the requirements of larger regions of the Nation and of the adequacy of administrative and statutory means for the coordination of the water and related land resources policies and programs of the several Federal agencies; it shall appraise the adequacy of existing and proposed policies and programs to meet such requirements; and it shall make recommendations to the President with respect to Federal policies and programs.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1962a–1

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102