Front Matter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Report Purpose and Scope -- 2 History of Review of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Studies -- 3 Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures -- 4 Independent Review Principles and Considerations -- 5 Alternative Approaches to Review -- 6 An Administrative Group for Project Review -- 7 Recommendations -- References -- Acronyms -- Appendix A WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 Public Law No. 106-541, of the 106th Congress -- Appendix B Section 3 of the 1902 Rivers and Harbors Act -- Appendix C -- Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies -- Appendix E -- Appendix F Biographical Information.