33 U.S.C. § 2281
Matters to be addressed in planning
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 2281, Matters to be addressed in planning, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469340
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Enhancing national economic development (including benefits to particular regions of the Nation not involving the transfer of economic activity to such regions from other regions), the quality of the total environment (including preservation and enhancement of the environment), the well-being of the people of the United States, the prevention of loss of life, and the preservation of cultural and historical values shall be addressed in the formulation and evaluation of water resources projects to be carried out by the Secretary, and the associated benefits and costs, both quantifiable and unquantifiable, and information regarding potential loss of human life that may be associated with flooding and coastal storm events, shall be displayed in the benefits and costs of such projects.
For all feasibility reports for water resources projects completed after December 31, 2007, the Secretary shall assess whether—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Water Resources Development Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Water Resources Development Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Water Resources Development Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Water Resources Development Act of 2007