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CED-79-2 1 (1978-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayfl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 07668 - EC31282261 Reviev of the President's June 6, 1978, Water Policy Message. CED-79-2; B-114885. November 6, 1978. Released November 13, 1978. 8 pp. + 5 appendices (34 pp.). Report to Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, Chairman, Senate Ccmmittee on Budqet; Sen. Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member; by Elmer a. Staats, Comptroller General. Issu.- Area: Water and Water Related Programs (2500)* Environmental Protection Programs (2200). Conte.ct: Community and Economic Develcpment Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, invironment, and Energy- Water Resources and Power (301). Orqanization Concerned: Office of Management and Budget; CouLcil on Environmental Quality; Department of the Interior. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Energy and Fatural Rescurces; Snnate Committee on Budget. Sen. 3dound S. Muskie; Sen. Henry Bellmon. Authority: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661). National Historic Preservation Act (P.L. 89-665). Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205J. Resource Co7,servation and Recovery Akt of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901). Safe Drinking Water Act of 197'4. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. Water Resources Planning Act of 1965. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 42 U.S.C. 300f. 42 U.S.C. 1962. 33 U.S.C. 1251. Executive Order 11988. The President's June 6, 1978, water policy message contained the following objectives: impzoved planning and efficient manaqement of Yederal water prcg :ams to permit the construction of water projects that are cost-eff.-ctive, safe, and environmentally sound; a new naticmal emphasis on water conservation; enhanced Federal/State ccoperation; and increased attention to environmental qualicy. He also issutd directives outlining action to be taken by Federal agencies in implementing his policy initiatives and establishing a timetable for completion. FindingsConclusions: The water pclicy is a progressive attempt to reform water resources development practices, but some of the objectives may not le met by the initiatives. For example: proposed prirciples and stendards need to be more specific; the proposal that the Water Resources Council (WRC) perform an independent water project review may not achieve the desired results because the WR is not independen: of agency influence; project selection criteria require identification and clarification; and Federal/State cost-sharing inconsistencies and inequities should k c addressed. Recommendations in the message relating tc the follobing were supported; modifications to financial assistance and housing assistance programs, encouragement and a r4starce fox water conservation, and changes in irrigation repayment and contract

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