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2 History of Review of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning Studies
2 History of Review of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning Studies
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Corps water project planning studies have also been reviewed by various groups within the Corps, such as Corps Headquarters (HQ) in Washington and Corps Division-level offices across the nation (the Corps has historically been divided into several Div~sions and furler divided into Districts; there are today ~ Corps Divisions and 41 Corps Districts)
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in Section 3 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 13, 1902. From then until 1992, the Board reviewed most of the Corps' planning studies for civil works projects.
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Feasibility reports conducted by Corps District Offices were reviewed by the Corps Division Once, by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, by He Chief of Engineers at Corps Headquarters, by the Office of the ASA(CW) , and by the Office of Management and Budget.
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The Division Engineer's staff, through in-progress reviews and review of the draft feasibility report, conducted initial project review. Following completion of feasibility reports at the District level, reports were submitted to Division Engineers for final review.
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Executive Order 12322, dated September 17, 1981, requires Mat before a Corps feasibility report is submitted to the Congress, it shall be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget for consistency wad the policy and program of the president, with planning guidelines, and with other laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the planrung process. The Assistant Secre~Ty of the Army coordinates this review before formulating the Secre~Ty's recommendation to Congress.
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provide the basis for a reliable, up-to-date estimate of project cost, provide a basis for updating environmental impacts and the environmental impact statement, . establish the current economic aspects of He project, provide a basis for cost-sha~ing agreements, preparation of plans and specifications, acquisition of lands, end negotiation of relocation agreements, establish operating requirements and detainee whether He project would meet such requirements, · facilitate orderly scheduling and programming of funds for detailed design and construction ofthe project, provide an analysis of the consequences of possible alternatives, considenng engineering feasibility, environmental effects, economic factors including regional and national development, social well-being, and over considerations as applicable, · describe and consider the costs and means of eliminating, minim~zing, or ameliorating possible adverse economic, social, and environmental elects that might result from He project, and provide the basis for a "Statement of Findings" signed by the District Engineer, fully describing the evaluation and decision process and stating that the proposed action was based upon consideration of a reasonable set of appropriate alternative courses of action for achieving the stated objectives; that He action was finely consistent with national policy, statutes, and administra
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The Principles and Guidelines also provide guidance on environmental considerations, with the principles stating that "the Federal objective of water and related land resources project planning studies is to contribute to national econom~c development consistent with protecting the Nation's environment, pursuant to national environmental statutes, applicable executive orders, and other Federalplanningrequirements"(WRC, 1983~. The 1986 Water Resources Development Act By the time the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986)
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The Issue Resolution Conference held during study reconnaissance included evaluation by Corps of Engineers Headquarters of the reconnaissance report conclusions against the general guidelines for reconnaissance studies. If the reconnaissance report met the intent of the guidelines, it would be certified by Corps Headquarters in order to initiate the feasibility study.
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to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Management and Budget continued to function independently of the concurrent review process, with staff of the Office of Management and Budget reviewing feasibility reports, although this review was constrained by staff size.
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Recognizing that dissolution of the Board would require an act of Congress, the group believed that measures should be taken at once to minimize He duplications Twin planning study reviews. Such measures were to include the transfer of Board staff to the Central Review Center and modification of Board meeting procedures to eliminate Division-level presentations.
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CURRENT REVIEW PROCEDURES All feasibility reports and significant decision documents are currently rev~ewed by a Central Review Center, located within the Office of the Chief of Engineers in Washington, D.C. Since major organizational restructuring in 1996, Corps Division Engineers no longer review feasibility reports, with those reports going from the Corps' District-level offices directly to Washington for review.
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There was an era in the Corps' and the nation's history when review of Corps projects by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors was adequate. That era featured a strong social faith in technology and eng~neenng to solve problems and in Corps of Engineers water resources project planning studies that were founded largely upon traditional engineering principles and methods.
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Before discussing how such a review process might be structured and implemented, we examine the ~nda~s of Corps of Engineers water resources project planning.
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