33 U.S.C. § 547a

October 22, 1976In the case of any authorized navigation project which has been partially constructed, or is to be constructed, which is located in one or more States, and which serves regional needs, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may include in any economic analysis which is under preparation on , such regional economic development benefits as he determines to be appropriate for purposes of computing the economic justification of the project.