Procedures to Implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources; Correction

Key Points

• 1The Corps of Engineers clarified its decision-making process for evaluating federal water resource projects to make sure projects are judged using consistent standards nationwide
• 2The regulation affects communities applying for federal funding for water infrastructure, including flood protection, navigation improvements, and water supply projects
• 3The update corrects and refines previous guidelines to help project planners understand what the federal government expects when requesting funding
• 4This impacts how federal agencies, state and local governments, and private entities develop and propose water projects
• 5The regulation helps ensure that taxpayer money for water projects is spent wisely by requiring clear, standardized evaluation criteria

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