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* Revise Che Federal Standards and Guidelines for the Evaluation of Flood Lois 

 Reduction Projects. 



* Request chat the Clinton Administration develop the necessary task 

 force to redraft the Standards and Guidelines for the evaluation of 

 federal flood loss reduction projects so that Che current single 

 objective cost-benefit analysis Is replaced by a multiple objective 

 evaluation system. 



* Promote social equity In water resources programs 



* Request that agency heads develop implementation plans to carry out 

 the President's directives chat federal programs foster social JusClce 

 for low income, minority and nacive American communlcles. 



* The Assiscant Secretary of the Army in charge of Civil Works should be 

 directed to redraft its cost-sharing guidelines to remove barriers Co 

 low income communicles parclcipating in Water Resources Developmenc 

 Ace projects, as directed under the 1986 Water Resources Development 

 Act. The cosc-beneflc analysis should remove barriers to federally 

 assisted projects in areas with substandard housing or business 

 districts. 



* Promote coalitions with rural watershed management organizacions. 



* CRUW's H.R. 4289 represencs a commicment Co working wlch our more 

 rural counterparts to achieve common goals In watershed restoracion. 



* Escablish a pilot program of coordinated watershed restoration in the Upper 

 Mississippi River Basin. The features of this program should include: 



a) The development of a restoracion plan that Includes mulcl-objective 

 floodplain management within a 18-monch deadline. 



b) Use an interagency, incerdlsciplinary planning ceam involving local 

 citizen groups, governmenCs and scace and federal level agencies co 

 develop a consensus plan. 



c) Supporc clclzen involvement with a small grants program Co cover meeting 

 time, transportation and report preparaCion costs. 



d) Develop credibility for Che planning process by establishing Immediate 

 and on- going small restoration projects in the upper basin administered 

 by non-profit and government partnerships. 



