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[CITE: 42USC1962]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                  CHAPTER 19B--WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
 
Sec. 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, Sec. 2, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244.)


                      Short Title of 1974 Amendment

    Pub. L. 93-251, title I, Sec. 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 Title

    Section 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 Review

    Provisions 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 (Sec. 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, Sec. 619, Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1811.
    Pub. L. 97-103, title VI, Sec. 619, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1490.
    Pub. L. 96-528, title VI, Sec. 622, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3118.

                        Executive Order No. 12113

    Ex. 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 Review

    Ex. 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1962b-3 of this title.
