First, a few important points about the Corps' participation in the nation's infrastructure building program:

• Our civil works projects are among the few Federal programs that must pass a benefit/cost analysis before they are built. This analysis ensures that civil works projects are built at a benefit to the taxpayer.
• Corps projects carry an equal emphasis on economic growth and the environment. The goal of our projects is no net loss of environmental habitat.
• New legislation now allows us to conduct projects to restore our environment.
• Civil works projects address major national needs, as well as producing local benefits. These projects ensure national security through economic strength, enhance the country's competitive position in the world market and improve America's ability to respond in time of war.