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[CITE: 42USC1962-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                  CHAPTER 19B--WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
 
Sec. 1962-2. Congressional statement of objectives

    It is the intent of Congress that the objectives of enhancing 
regional economic development, the quality of the total environment, 
including its protection and improvement, the well-being of the people 
of the United States, and the national economic development are the 
objectives to be included in federally financed water resource projects 
(including shore protection projects such as projects for beach 
nourishment, including the replacement of sand), and in the evaluation 
of benefits and cost attributable thereto, giving due consideration to 
the most feasible alternative means of accomplishing these objectives.

(Pub. L. 91-611, title II, Sec. 209, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1829; Pub. 
L. 104-303, title II, Sec. 227(f), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3703.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as a part of the Flood Control Act of 1970 and 
not as a part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this 
chapter.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-303 inserted ``(including shore protection 
projects such as projects for beach nourishment, including the 
replacement of sand)'' after ``water resource projects''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1962d-17 of this title; title 
33 section 2332.
