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Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency
section 1105(a) of title 31Beginning in fiscal year 2020, in the formulation of the annual budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) pursuant to , the President shall ensure that such budget request—
section 1962d–17 of title 42 aligns the assessment of the potential benefit-cost ratio for budgeting water resources development projects with that used by the Corps of Engineers during project plan formulation and evaluation pursuant to ; and
demonstrates the transparent criteria and metrics utilized by the President in the evaluation and selection of water resources development projects included in such budget request.
Public participation
In the development of, or any proposed major substantive modification to, a proposed budget for water resources development projects, the Secretary, through each District shall, not less frequently than annually—
provide to non-Federal interests and other interested stakeholders information on the proposed budget for projects or substantive modifications to project budgets within each District’s jurisdiction;
hold multiple public meetings to discuss the budget for projects within each District’s jurisdiction; and
provide to non-Federal interests the opportunity to collaborate with District personnel for projects within each District’s jurisdiction—
to support information sharing; and
to the maximum extent practicable, to share in concept development and decisionmaking to achieve complementary or integrated solutions to problems.
Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1154132 Stat. 3791(, , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 1154 of Pub. L. 115–270section 1154 of Pub. L. 115–270section 579a of this titleSection is comprised of . Subsec. (a) of amended .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
section 102 of Pub. L. 115–270section 2201 of this titleSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .