33 U.S.C. § 579f: Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency; public participation

aligns the assessment of the potential benefit-cost ratio for budgeting water resources development projects with that used by the Corps of Engineers during project plan formulation and evaluation pursuant to section 1962d–17 of title 42 ; and demonstrates the transparent criteria and metrics utilized by the President in the evaluation and selection of water resources development projects included in such budget request. provide to non-Federal interests and other interested stakeholders information on the proposed budget for projects or substantive modifications to project budgets within each District’s jurisdiction; hold multiple public meetings to discuss the budget for projects within each District’s jurisdiction; and to support information sharing; and to the maximum extent practicable, to share in concept development and decisionmaking to achieve complementary or integrated solutions to problems.