Pub. L. 91-611, tit. I, sec. 122

Sec. 122. Not later than July 1, 1972, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, after consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, shall submit to Congress, and not later than ninety days after submission, promulgate guidelines designed to assure that possible adverse economic, social and environmental effects relating to any proposed project have been fully considered in developing such project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best over all public interest, taking into consideration the need for flood control, navigation and associated purposes, and the cost of eliminating or minimizing such adverse affects and the following; (1) Air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, esthetic values, community cohesion and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Such guidelines shall apply to all projects authorized in this Act and proposed projects after the issuance of such guidelines.