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<br />PRINCIPLES FOR PLANNING WATER <br />AND RELA TED LAND RESOURCES <br /> <br />11. Ol3JECTIYES" <br /> <br />E1i!ting or projected need! aDd problem! expreued by the <br />people through their loc:al, State, regiOIlal, or national institutions <br />have c:rea.ted ;t. need (or water and land rell.ource management and use. <br />These need! and problems are or such a multigoverwnental na.ture <br />that their re801ution require8 cooperation and coordination by many <br />leveI8 of gover1UJu.tlt And privatei:nterelds. <br /> <br />I. Purpose and scope. <br />11. Objectives. <br />ill. Other beneficial and adverse dreds. <br />IV. General evaluation principles. <br />V. Plan formulation. <br />VI. SY8tem or accounts. <br />Vll. Cost allocation, reimbursement, and CO!t sharing. <br />VIII. National program for Federal and federally auisted activities. <br />IX. Im.plem'entation of princip~es. <br />X. Application and effect. <br /> <br />The overall purp04e of water and land resource planning is to pro- <br />mote the quality o! life, by reflecting 8ociety'8 pt"eferences fOr attain- <br />ment of the objective8 defined below: <br /> <br />A. to enhance national economic development by increa!ing the <br />ve.lue of the Nation'8 output o! good! and sevlces and in':I.proving <br />national economic efficiency. <br /> <br />I. "PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br /> <br />These Prindples a..:-e established for planning the use of the <br />water and related land (hereinafter referred to a8 water a.nd la.nd) <br />rellource. of the United State. to achieve objective.. determined co- <br />operatively. through the coordinated actionB of the Federal, State. <br />and loca~ government.s; private enterprille 4U1d organization!; and <br />individuals. <br /> <br />B. To enhance the quality o( the environment. by tbe management. <br />conservation, pre!e"rvation., creation, re.toration, or improvement <br />of the quality of cerUin natural and cultural re.ourc:es and ecological <br />sYlltems. <br /> <br />For eat:h alternative plan there will be"1t. complE!te dillpla.y or <br />llccounting of relevant beneficial and adverse eUecte on theBe tWo <br />objectivu. <br /> <br />These Principles provide the ba8l8 for Federal participa.tion with <br />river basin t:ommii!l8ionl, State., and othel'lI in the prepara.tion. fonn- <br />ulation, evaluation, review, revilion, and transmittal to the COJ:lsrel8 <br />of plan. for States, regionl, and river basini!l; and fOr planning of <br />Federal and federally a.8.isted water and land relources progra.tns <br />a.nd project! a.Ild Federal licensing activitiell all listed in the Sta.ndardl. <br /> <br />Beneficial and adver!e effects are mea!ured in monetary or <br />tl.ODIIloneta.ry tet"m!. Estimating theee beneflcial and adverlle effect!! <br />ill undertaken in order to meallure and dhplay ilJ. appropriate accoW\t8 <br />the net chlUlgell. with respect to the two objectives, that at"e generated <br />by alternative plans. <br /> <br />Plan. for the ulle of the Na.tion'8 water and land resourcell ..-ill be <br />directed to improvement in the quality of life through contributions to <br />the ohjectives of na.tional economic deveioptner.t and enviro~melJ.tal <br />quality. The bene!iciill and adver!e effect. on each o! the.e objective! <br />will be displayed in !eparate accoWJta' with other .accounts for the <br />beneficial and adverse effect! on regional development and social <br />well- being. Planning for the use of water and land resource. in <br />term. of thele objectives will aid in identifying alternative couuell <br />of action and will :provide tbe type of information needed to i.n1prove <br />the public decillionma.ldng p:oces!. <br /> <br />The prioritiell and preference! of the varioull individuals aHected <br />will vary and, accordingly, there will likely not be full agree~nt " <br />alnODB al.l affected on wh~tber c:ertain effect8 are beneficial or adver.e <br />or on the relative trade ofb between objective.. However, when any <br />pl&D i. recommended from among alteTD.ative plana, there ill an im- <br />plicit exprelllion of wbat is con8idered to be the affected group's <br />priorities and prefe:t'encell. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />(, <br /> <br />FEDEIAL REGISTER, VOL. 38, NO. 174-MONDAY, SEPTEMIER 10. 1973 <br /> <br />o <br />o <br />o <br />CJ <br />c.." <br />i":' <br /> <br />z <br />o <br />.. <br />n <br />m <br />VI <br /> <br />\:: <br />.., <br />00 <br />... <br />