Sec. 1162. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS
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## SEC. 1162 FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS **[**[33 U.S.C. 2319 note](/us/usc/t33/s2319)**]** ###
(a)In General In updating a water control manual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by the Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations, subject to the availability of appropriations. ###
(b)Guidelines The Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incorporating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations into water control manuals for reservoirs described in subsection (a). ###
(c)Assessment ####
(1)Requirement The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs described in subsection
(a)to determine the viability of using forecast-informed reservoir operations at such reservoirs. ####
(2)Priority areas In carrying out the assessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include an assessment of— #####
(A)each reservoir located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and #####
(B)reservoirs located in each of the Northwestern Division and the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers. ####
(3)Consultation In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests. ###
(d)Savings Provision Nothing in this section preempts or affects any State water law or any interstate compact governing water, or otherwise restricts, affects, or amends any other law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, or agency of the United States related to the operation of reservoirs described in subsection (a).
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