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... There was an effort to develop: · a spatial equilibrium model for grain shipments and prices (the ESSENCE model) ; · a federal interagency Principals Group was established in 2001 to enhance communication among the Corps and other federal agencies with UMR-IWW management responsibilities; · a regional coordinating group was established, involving federal agencies, state resources agencies, and nongovernmental organizations; · the Corps commissioned a report that presented several scenarios of future U.S.
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... A second, Phase II, committee was convened in 2003 to provide a more comprehensive technical review of the ongoing feasibility study, which had been broadened to include a significant ecosystem restoration component. The Phase II committee issued two reports in 2004: a first report that provided the committee's initial impressions of the draft feasibility study and a second report that constituted a more in-depth review.
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... In regard to the UMR-IWW, prominent examples of this large body of legislation include the 1930 Rivers and Harbors Act that authorized the 9-foot channel project on the Upper Mississippi River, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986, and the numerous Water Resources Development and Flood Control Acts that authorized various water- and flood-related projects.
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... between the commercial navigation sector and other related uses, such as boating and commercial and recreational fishing. To help the Corps of Engineers and other federal and state agencies better manage and understand the federal intent for use of UMR-IWW resources, the administration and the Congress should clarify relative priorities among the multiple laws, executive branch guidance, and congressional reports that govern UMR-IWW management.
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... VALUATION OF NONMARKET BENEFITS AND COSTS Many Corps of Engineers water resources projects deliver benefits and entail costs that cannot be easily measured in monetary terms. When projects have significant benefits or costs that have not been expressed in monetary units, the guidance provided by benefit-cost analysis to justify projects, rank alternatives, or allocate project funds -- as required under current project evaluation guidelines -- is often distorted.
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... The former is part of a sound water resources planning study, while the latter is conducted pursuant to federal statute to determine the environmental impact of a proposed federal action. To streamline the preparation of future complex Corps planning reports like the UMR-IWW feasibility study, to enhance their presentation, and to improve their readability, the following steps should be taken:
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... If these reports are to be merged, the process of integrating them should focus on presenting a clear understanding of the overall report, as well as linkages among its main components. Each of these types of reports presents considerable preparation and presentation complications, however, and in large, complex planning studies, the separation of the environmental impact assessment report from the feasibility and project planning reports should be considered.


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