[20170328]IF10221_联邦水资源投资原则、要求和指南（PR&G）.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 28, 2017Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for Federal Investments in Water ResourcesThe Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for federal water resource investments largely replaced the Principles and Guidelines (P&G) for federal water project evaluations on June 15, 2015. The PR&G direct how federal agencies plan and evaluate federal water resource investments, including studies of both new projects and reinvestment in existing facilities and grant and funding programs. The PR&G are not regulations; they are guidance internal to the executive branch. The PR&G do not supersede requirements established in law. At issue is whether the PR&G reflect how Congress wants agencies to develop and evaluate federal water resource investments. To date, the Trump Administration has not weighed in on the PR&G. The Administrations position on evaluating federal water investments may become known as broad infrastructure investment efforts and efforts to expand the use of public-private partnerships, including for water resources projects, evolve. Origins of the PR&G Congress and the Administration guide federal water resource in