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<br />report t~at may recommp.nd actions to ~itigate. compp.nsate. or enhanc~ t~P. <br /> <br />wildlife re~ourc~~. Water and Power tl,en \o10111d consiner Fi.s~ and l.J'ild1i.fe <br /> <br />Servi.ce finding~ anc1 recommendations in the fin~1. project plan. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Flood Control Act <br /> <br />T~e Flood Control Act of Oecemher 22. 1944 (58 Stat. 887\ aut~orizes <br /> <br />tl-te construction of cer.ta;.n public 'toJ"o-r'ks on rivers and l,ar1)ors <br /> <br />for flood <br /> <br />control. anc1 ot~er purposes. <br /> <br />It does Yequ~r~, ,owever. t~e recognitinn of <br /> <br />t~e interests Rnd rigl-tts of t,e states and t"'~ prp.servation ana protection <br /> <br />of tl,e nation's ....'vers to tl,e fullest possi."le extent for ;111 egtah'~s'ed <br /> <br />And potent i a1 PUrpOSp.s. <br /> <br />It also requires fp-asi~;';tv reports to ~e <br /> <br />sunmitted to oth~r agencies for t,eir review. <br /> <br />Executive Orders 11988 (Flood Plain Management) and <br />11000 (Protection of lo/et'.ands) <br /> <br />T~e extent of Executive Order 11988. <br /> <br />i,<:;S11ec1 Mav 2.4, lQ77. ;s to <br /> <br />prevent to t,e extent possi.'J1e. r.,e arlversp. impacts associ.A.ten 101; tl, t"P. <br /> <br />occupancy 3nrl mon{ficat;on of fl.oon plains and avn;~ sunport of floon <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />p'.ain deve'.npment w,erp.ver a practical a1 te:nativp' arisp.s. <br /> <br />It calls on <br /> <br />each agp:ncy. <br /> <br />'n carrv{ng out its resDon5i~;'itv to reduce the ~is~ of <br /> <br />floon loss. to m;nimi.ze thp. impact of floods on ~uTT1an safetv. ~ea' t,. ani! <br /> <br />tY'e1 fa~e. ancl to restore ancl preserve tl,e nrltural and neneficial valueg <br /> <br />se-rverl ~v f1.ood pla~ns. <br /> <br />T~e President issued F.x~cut,ve Order \1990. also of Mav 24. 1977, t~at <br /> <br />instructs Ferlera~ agenci.es to avoi.d t,e anve:sp. ~mpacts a.ssoc;ated 1;.ri tl, <br /> <br />t"'e destruction or moiH fi.cati.on of '\:.letlanrlc; and to c:t.voi.r1 support of new <br /> <br />constructi.on in wetlands wt"enev~r tl,ere is <'I: practical <'1:1 te....nativ~. <br /> <br />. . <br />On Januarv.8. 1980. \o/ater and Power adopted final orocedures t~at pro- <br /> <br />vi(l~ a dp.script~oT'\ of. t,~ proceS5e~ for implemp.ntin.l?: tl,ese two execllt;.ve <br /> <br />o~dp.rs. Tl-te Ser.vice must en5u~e that t"'es~ polic~es ann <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\0 <br />