48 U.S.C. § 1845 — Plans for development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-213 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 153 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires plans for developing, using, and conserving water and related land resources. It assigns planning duties and describes the plans’ required contents and coordination.
(a) The Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers and working with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, must study and draft plans for developing, using, and conserving the Commonwealth’s water and related land resources. Starting October 1, 1983, Congress may provide whatever money is needed for this work.
(b) The studies must appropriately consider flood protection; wise use of flood plains; navigation facilities; hydroelectric power; regional water-supply and wastewater systems; general recreation; improving and controlling water quality; improving and conserving fish and wildlife; and other environmental, economic, and human-resource improvements. The studies must also fit comprehensive development plans made by local planning agencies and other interested Federal agencies.
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers and in cooperation with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is hereby authorized and directed to study and draft plans for development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources of the Commonwealth. To carry out the purposes of this section there are authorized to be appropriated effective October 1, 1983, such sums as may be necessary.
Such studies shall include appropriate consideration of the needs for flood protection; wise use of flood plain lands; navigation facilities; hydroelectric power generation; regional water supply and waste water management facilities systems; general recreational facilities; enhancement and control of water quality; enhancement and conservation of fish and wildlife; and other measures for environment improvement and economic and human resources development. Such studies shall also be compatible with comprehensive development plans formulated by local planning agencies and other interested Federal agencies.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–213, § 13, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-213 · 97 Stat. 1462
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