33 U.S.C. § 2242 — Remote and subsistence harbors

the project would be located in the State of Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States^* Virgin Islands, or American Samoa; and

public health and safety of the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project, including access to facilities designed to protect public health and safety;

access to natural resources for subsistence purposes;

local and regional economic opportunities;

welfare of the regional population to be served by the project; or

social and cultural value to the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project.

The Secretary may carry out any project identified in the study carried out pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under the authority of the Secretary under section 577 of this title.

In evaluating and implementing a project under this section, the Secretary shall allow a non-Federal interest to participate in the financing of a project in accordance with the criteria established for flood control projects under section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 100 Stat. 4184).