Policy & Procedures

Engineer Pamphlets

• EP 1130-2-500
  
  • Chapter 14, Aquatic Plant Control Program

• EP 1130-2-540, dated 15 November 1996 revised 11 August 2008
  Project Operations - Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Policies
  This pamphlet establishes guidance for the management of environmental stewardship related operations and maintenance activities at USACE civil works water resource projects and supplements ER 1130-2-540, "Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Policies."
  • Chapter 2, Natural Resources Stewardship
  • Chapter 3, Pest Control Program for Civil Works Projects

Engineer Regulations

• ER 1130-2-500
  
  • Chapter 14, Aquatic Plant Control Program

• ER 1130-2-540, dated 15 November 1996 revised 11 August 2008
  Project Operations - Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Policies
  This regulation establishes land management policy for Corps-administered project lands and water, based on various authorizing legislation and the principles of good environmental stewardship.
  • Chapter 14, Aquatic Plant Control Program
  • Chapter 3, Pest Control Program for Civil Works Projects

Executive Orders

• E.O. 13112, Invasive Species

• E.O. 13112 Amendment, Invasive Species: Safeguarding America, December 5, 2016
  his EO amends Executive Order 13112 and directs actions to continue coordinated Federal prevention and control efforts related to invasive species. This order maintains the National Invasive Species Council (Council) and the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; expands the membership of the Council; clarifies the operations of the Council; incorporates considerations of human and environmental health, climate change, technological innovation, and other emerging priorities into Federal efforts to address invasive species; and strengthens coordinated, cost-efficient Federal action.

• E.O. 13751, Safeguarding the Nation From the Impacts of Invasive Species, December 5, 2016

Policy Memos

• Proposal to Establish an Invasive Species Management Center of Expertise in Jacksonville District, dated 9/2/10

• U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Invasive Species Policy, dated 21 February 2023

• Archive - Invasive Species Policy Memo, dated 12 June 2009

Memos

• Archive

Other Policy

• Guidance on Authorities for Project Specific Restrictions to Manage the Introduction of Invasive Species

• John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019
  • This act calls for a substantive annual net reduction of invasive species populations or infested acreage on land or water managed by the federal agency.

• Mission FAQ

• National Invasive Species Management Plan

• The Lacey Act - Injurious Wildlife Fact Sheet