2004 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 19B - WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
Sec. 1962 - Congressional statement of policy
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 19B - WATER RESOURCES PLANNING Sec. 1962 - Congressional statement of policy |
Contains | section 1962 |
Date | 2004 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Water Resources Development Act of 1974 Water Resources Planning Act |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-80, §2, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244. |
Presidential Document Number References | Executive Order 12113 |
Statutes at Large References | 68 Stat. 666 79 Stat. 244 88 Stat. 49 94 Stat. 3118 95 Stat. 1490 96 Stat. 1811 |
Public Law References | Public Law 89-80, Public Law 93-251, Public Law 96-528, Public Law 97-103, Public Law 97-370 |
§1962. Congressional statement of policy
In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, development, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments, individuals, corporations, business enterprises, and others concerned.
(Pub. L. 89–80, §2, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244.)
Short Title of 1974 AmendmentPub. L. 93–251, title I, §109, Mar. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 49, provided that: “This title [enacting sections 1962d–5c and 1962d–15 to 1962d–17 of this title, section 460ee of Title 16, Conservation, and sections 50c–2, 50k, 579, 701b–11, and 1252a of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, amending section 4482 of this title, sections 460l–13(a), (a)(3) and 460l–14(b)(1) of Title 16, section 275a of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and sections 701g, 701n, 701r, 701r–1(c), 701s, 709a(b), and 1165a(d) of Title 33, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1962d–5 and 1962d–7 of this title and section 460l–13 of Title 16] may be cited as the ‘Water Resources Development Act of 1974’.”
Short TitleSection 1 of Pub. L. 89–80 provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Water Resources Planning Act’.”
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Projects Exempt From Requirements for Independent Water Project ReviewProvisions exempting watershed projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, which is classified generally to chapter 18 (§1001 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, from the requirements of Executive Orders 12113 and 12141, formerly set out below, were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 97–370, title VI, §619, Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1811.
Pub. L. 97–103, title VI, §619, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1490.
Pub. L. 96–528, title VI, §622, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3118.
Executive Order No. 12113Ex. Ord. No. 12113, Jan. 4, 1979, 44 F.R. 1955, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12141, June 5, 1979, 44 F.R. 32635, which provided for independent review of Federal water resources programs and projects by the Water Resources Council, was revoked by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 12322, Sept. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 46561, set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 12322. Water Resources Programs and Projects ReviewEx. Ord. No. 12322, Sept. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 46561, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure efficient and coordinated planning and review of water resources programs and projects, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Before any agency or officer thereof submits to the Congress, or to any committee or member thereof, for approval, appropriations, or legislative action any report, proposal, or plan relating to a Federal or Federally assisted water and related land resources project or program, such report, proposal, or plan shall be submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 2. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall examine each report, proposal, or plan for consistency with, and shall advise the agency of the relationship of the project to, the following:
(a) the policy and programs of the President;
(b) the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies or other such planning guidelines for water and related land resources planning, as shall hereafter be issued; and
(c) other applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the planning process.
Sec. 3. When such report, proposal, or plan is thereafter submitted to the Congress, or to any committee or member thereof, it shall include a statement of the advice received from the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 12113, as amended, is revoked.
Ronald Reagan.
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