EP 1130-2-550
15 Nov 96
provided identifying existing development at each area. Facilities proposed for development
within five years will be described and a general cost estimate provided. A conceptual diagram
identifying the general location of proposed facilities will also be provided. Planning and
management problems related to current recreation development and use will be evaluated and
recommendations made. A narrative description of future recreation development expected to
occur beyond five years will be provided, and bubble diagrams identifying general locations
without cost estimates will be included. A section should address alternative means for
development of future recreation areas. It should include results of preliminary economic
feasibility investigations to determine the appropriateness and potential for success of the
alternatives identified.
i. Special Programs. Programs or situations not covered in other parts of the plan such as
off-road vehicle use or feasibility studies for future concession developments may be identified
and discussed.
3-6. Responsibilities.
a. Schedules. District commanders shall be responsible for ensuring that MPs and
operational management plans are completed for all projects and for assuring that they are
current. Master plans will be completed for all projects which do not have an approved MP or for
which the MP is in need of revision within five years of the date of this regulation.
(1) Master plans will be reevaluated on a continuing basis to avoid costly future updates.
Each MP shall be reviewed on a periodic basis, such as five years, and shall be revised as required.
(2) District 5-year schedules for MPs, supplements, and updates will be included in the
annual update of the Natural Resource Management System which begins 1 December each year
(ER 1130-2-550, Chapter 12). Each annual report will include the status of plans scheduled.
(3) Operational Management Plans will be prepared for each project within three years of
the date of this regulation (where they do not already exist) and will be updated annually.
b. Approval. District commanders shall be responsible for approving MPs, supplements,
updates and operational management plans. One copy of the approved document will be
submitted to both the appropriate division and CDR, USACE (CECW-ON) WASH DC 20314-
1000.
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