EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
agencies will administer their programs in a manner that is sensitive
to the needs and rights of landowners, local communities, and the
public and will work with the public to achieve common goals".
19-5. Federal and Ecosystem Restoration Objectives. The Federal
objective in water resources planning, as defined within the
Water Resources Council's Principles and Guidelines (P&G), is to
contribute to National Economic Development (NED) in order to
alleviate problems and/or realize opportunities related to water and
related land resources, consistent with protecting the Nation's
environment. The P&G allow for the formulation of alternative plans
which reduce net NED benefits in order to address other Federal,
state, local and international concerns not fully addressed by the NED
plan. The P&G state that the NED plan is to be selected unless the
Secretary of the Army grants an exception when there are overriding
reasons for selecting another plan, such as Federal, state, tribal,
local and international concerns, or the provision of significant
environmental outputs, such as ecosystem restoration. Consistent with
the analytical framework established in the P&G, alternative plans to
address ecosystem restoration should be formulated, and measures for
restoring ecological resources recommended, based upon their projected
monetary and nonmonetary benefits. These ecosystem restoration
measures do not need to exhibit net NED benefits, but should be judged
on the basis of both nonmonetary and monetary outputs consistent with
the procedures outlined in paragraph 19-21.a and the P&G selection
criteria (P&G, 1.10.2), and be offered for consideration and budget
support.
19-6. Collaboration with Other Agencies. The collaborative efforts
of multiple Federal agencies as well as nonfederal interests will
often be necessary to achieve ecosystem restoration goals. Successful
restoration at the landscape level will depend on program coordination
and integration among those agencies responsible for management
decisions on separate ecosystem components. Corps ecosystem
restoration efforts should complement and be complemented by the
various authorities and activities of other Federal and state
agencies, Native American tribes and private groups, such that common
management and restoration objectives are identified early in the
study process. The Corps will, in some instances, lead in the
development of alternative restoration plans, and in other instances,
play only a supporting role. Collaborative partnerships provide the
means to more efficiently use limited dollars and resources among
participants. Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) should encourage and
develop partnerships with Federal and state agencies and tribal and
nongovernmental organizations in the accomplishment of restoration
studies and project implementation and financing. It is particularly
important that potential cost-sharing partners understand the Corps
ecosystem restoration program philosophy. The Corps now focuses more
on ecosystems and the restoration and protection of their associated
plant and animal communities rather than on recreation oriented
(hunting and fishing) outputs. The use of recreation-oriented outputs
are still legitimate in an ecosystem restoration project; however,
recreation benefits should be considered "add-on" and their generation
should not in any way jeopardize the production of ecological outputs
anticipated from the ecosystem restoration project. (See also
paragraph 5-8.e)
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