---identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s725.0"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "18 CFR § 725.0 - Purpose."title_number: 18title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"section_number: "725.0"section_name: "Purpose."chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL"part_number: "725"part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS 11988, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND 11990, PROTECTION OF WETLANDS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, sec. 402, Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 245 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 ), the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 ), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (87 Stat. 975), E.O. 11988 and E.O. 11990 (42 FR 26951)."regulatory_source: "45 FR 76683, Nov. 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "725"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t18/s725.0
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Water Resources Council
Authority
The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, sec. 402, Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 245 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 ), the National Flood Ins... The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, sec. 402, Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 245 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 ), the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 ), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (87 Stat. 975), E.O. 11988 and E.O. 11990 (42 FR 26951).
# 725.0 Purpose.This rule establishes the procedures to be followed by the U.S. Water Resources Council for applying Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Executive Order 11990, Wetlands Protection, to the water resources planning assistance activities that it performs.