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Appendix A: Water Resources Development Act 2000
Pages 91-95

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... Appendixes
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... INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF PROJECTS- (1) IN GENERAL -- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall contract with the Academy to study, and make recommendations relating to, the independent peer review of feasibility reports.
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... objective criteria that may be used to determine the most effective application of independent peer review to feasibility reports for each type of water resources project.
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... ; and (B) in light of the results of the study, specific recommendations for modifying any of the methods currently used by the Secretary for conducting economic and environmental analyses of water resources projects.
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