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§ 2341c. Criteria for funding environmental infrastructure projects
(a) In general
(b) Minimum criteriaFor the purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall evaluate, at a minimum—
(1) the nature and extent of the positive and negative local economic impacts of the project, including—
(A) the benefits of the project to the local economy;
(B) the extent to which the project will enhance local development;
(C) the number of jobs that will be directly created by the project; and
(D) the ability of the non-Federal interest to pay the applicable non-Federal share of the cost of the project;
(2) the demographics of the location in which the project is to be carried out, including whether the project serves—
(A) a rural community; or
(B) an economically disadvantaged community, including an economically disadvantaged minority community;
(3) the amount of appropriations a project has received;
(4) the funding capability of the Corps of Engineers with respect to the project;
(5) whether the project could be carried out under other Federal authorities at an equivalent cost to the non-Federal interest; and
(6) any other criteria that the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
(c) Inclusion in guidance
(d) Report to Congress
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, § 137, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2650.)