; or (B) creates, impairs, alters, or supersedes a State water right. (2) Applicable law In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable— (A) State water laws; (B) Federal laws and policies; and (C) interstate water compacts. 4. Emergency drought operations (a) Definition of covered project In this section, the term covered project means any of the following: (1) A project of the Corps of Engineers. (2) A project for which the Secretary develops a water control manual under section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 ) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709 ). (b) Emergency operation during drought (1) In general Consistent with other authorized project purposes, with respect to the operation of a covered project during a drought or long-term drought conditions in the project area, the covered project shall be operated with water supply and water conservation as the primary project purposes. (2) Coordination The operation of a covered project in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be carried out in coordination with the non-Federal interest to the extent practicable. (c) Updates In carrying out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with a non-Federal interest to the extent practicable, shall update the water control manual for a covered project to include drought operations and contingency plans. (d) Requirements In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that— (1) operations described in that subsection— (A) are consistent with water management deviations and drought contingency plans in the water control manual for the covered project; (B) impact only the flood pool managed by the Secretary; and (C) are not being carried out in the event of a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event that would require the flood risk management mission to take precedence; (2) to the extent practicable, the Secretary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations