Policy & Procedures

Engineer Pamphlets

• EP 1130-2-500, dated 27 December 1996 revised 1 June 2006
  Project Operations - Partners and Support (Work Management Guidance and Procedures)
  • Chapter 10, Superseded by Implementation Guidance for Section 1047 (d) Services of Volunteers, of the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, Public Law 113-121.
  • Chapter 12, Challenge Partnerships

• EP 1130-2-550, dated 15 November 1996 revised 15 August 2002
  Projection Operations - Recreation Operations and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures
  • Chapter 2, Recreation Management
  • Chapter 4, Interpretive Services and Outreach Program
  • Chapter 5, Visitor Center Program
  • Chapter 7, Cooperative Agreements for Law Enforcement Services at Civil Works Water Resource Projects

Engineer Regulations

• ER 1130-2-500, dated 10 April 2025
  Project Operations - Partners and Support (Work Management Policies)
  This regulation establishes the policy for the management of operation and maintenance activities of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel performing civil works functions related to flood control, navigation, dredging, hydroelectric power generation, environmental stewardship, and recreation services at water resource, waterway, and other USACE projects.
  • Chapter 10, Chapter 10, Contributions Program
  • Chapter 11, Challenge Partnerships
  • Chapter 8, Cooperating Associations Program

• ER 1130-2-550, dated 15 November 1996 revised 15 August 2002
  Project Operations - Recreation Operations and Maintenance Policies
  This regulation establishes the policy for the management of recreation programs and activities, and for the operation and maintenance of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation facilities and related structures, at civil works water resource projects.
  • Chapter 2, Recreation Management
  • Chapter 4, Interpretive Services and Outreach Program
  • Chapter 5, Visitor Center Program
  • Chapter 7, Cooperative Agreements for Law Enforcement Services at Civil Works Water Resource Projects

Policy Memos

• Promotional Items and Government Ethics Standards, dated November 1999

• Public Fatality Reduction Initiative, dated 8 May 2012

• Life Jacket Mandatory-Wear Policy Selective Expansion, dated 7 May 2012

• GSA Civil Works Vehicle Public Safety Marking Guidance Memo, dated 28 June 2013

• Public Safety Promotional Materials Policy, dated 27 November 2002

• Life Jacket Loaner Program Guidelines, dated 1 Aug 2011 and Life Jacket Loaner Program Policy, dated 23 July 2010

• Enforcement of New U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Engine Cut-Off Switch Requirement, dated 13 Apr 2021

Memos

• Archive

Other Guidance/Policy

• Life Jacket Policy Study