April, 2008

Office of Coastal Restoration & Management

PROJECT UPDATE

Office of Coastal Restoration & Management

PROJECT UPDATE

Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection Restoration Act (CWPPRA)

Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection Restoration Act (CWPPRA)

CWPPRA Projects 142 active projects since 1991

81 projects completed – $417.76M; 76,804 acres benefited

Total cost of all projects (PPLs 1-17) - $840.28M

1991-2019 LA CWPPRA Funding = $2.4B

Current CWPPRA ActivitiesCurrent CWPPRA Activities

Construction – Six (6) projects are under construction that will benefit over 1300 acres. ($92.3M)

Construction Bidding – Ten (10) projects are in the construction bidding phase. These projects will benefit approximately 4200 acres. ($228M)

Engineering and Design – Thirty-seven (37) project are in design. If all are constructed, over 55,000 acres will be benefited.

Need Funding - 5 projects have completed design, but funding has not been approved. ($113M)

Completed - 4 CWPPRA projects were completed within the last 12 months. ($31.1M)

Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)

114 Projects Included in Final

Plan

114 Projects Included in Final

Plan

10 State-only CIAP projects ($93.8M)

13 State/Parish CIAP projects ($289.8M)

91 Parish-only CIAP projects ($126.5M)

10 State-only CIAP projects ($93.8M)

13 State/Parish CIAP projects ($289.8M)

91 Parish-only CIAP projects ($126.5M)

State Early Action Projects Engineering and Design

Violet Diversion Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization Mississippi River Sediment Delivery Pipeline Bayou Lamoque Diversion Orleans Land Bridge Shoreline Protection Blind River Freshwater Siphon Caminada Headlands

Construction East Grand Terre Island Barataria Land Bridge Dedicated Dredging Grand Lake Shoreline Protection Beneficial Use of Dredged Material GIWW Bank Restoration -Terrebonne Parish Rockefeller Shoreline Demo Lake Salvador, Phase III

Projects will benefit over 20,000 acres of wetlands

Surplus Funds 2007

$200 Million for Coastal Protection and Restoration

• Act 203 of the 2007 Regular Legislative Session provided for:

• $147.3 million in supplemental appropriations for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of coastal restoration.

• $52.7 million in supplemental appropriations for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for the purposes of coastal protection.

Total Funds ($147.3M)

Cameron Parish Shoreline ($30.8 M) Biloxi Marsh ($22M) Pipeline Conveyance in Plaquemines Parish ($22M) Marsh Creation near Freshwater Bayou ($4M) Beneficial Use-Calcasieu Ship Channel ($5M) HNC Complex ($40M) Grand Isle Breakwater/Jetty ($1M) Science, Technology, and Education ($22M) Emergency Reserve ($0.5M)

Surplus-Funded Coastal Restoration

Completed Since 2005 Hurricanes

ConstructedConstructed 24 projects24 projects $115,646,866$115,646,866 Benefited 11,396 acresBenefited 11,396 acres

Under construction or approved for Under construction or approved for constructionconstruction 21 projects21 projects $224,453,857$224,453,857 Will benefit 9,395 acresWill benefit 9,395 acres

Project with completed design without Project with completed design without construction fundsconstruction funds 5 projects5 projects $112,625,000$112,625,000 Would benefit 1,053 acres Would benefit 1,053 acres

Completed Since 2005 Hurricanes

Louisiana Coastal Area Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA/WRDA) (LCA/WRDA)

LCA History and MilestonesLCA History and Milestones May 1999: Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Feasibility Study initiated

Barataria Basin Study Barrier Shoreline Feasibility Study Hydrologic Model of the Barataria Basin

March 2002: LCA Coastwide Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Study initiated

February 2004: Administration requests the LCA Comprehensive Study be reduced to a near-term plan of projects that could be constructed in ten years

January 2005: Chief’s Report signed for LCA Ecosystem Restoration Program (“Near-term Plan”)

November 2007: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2007, Title VII authorizes LCA Program

WRDA Title VII Authorization (LCA)

1. . Science and Technology (S&T) Program

2. Demonstration Project Program

3. Initial Projects

4. Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program

5. Additional Projects

6. Investigations into Modifications of Existing Structures

7. Large-Scale and Long-Term Studies

WRDA Title VII LCA: WRDA Title VII LCA: Initial ProjectsInitial Projects

WRDA Language The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following projects substantially

in accordance with the restoration plan.

Modifications

General- The Secretary shall carry out such modifications as may be necessary to the restoration features identified in the restoration plan.

Construction Reports - Before beginning construction of any project under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report documenting any modifications to the project.

• MRGO Environmental Restoration Features• Small Diversion at Hope Canal • Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration• Small Bayou Lafourche Reintroduction• Medium Diversion with Dedicated Dredging at Myrtle Grove

WRDA Title VII LCA: Additional WRDA Title VII LCA: Additional ProjectsProjects

WRDA Language Feasibility - Not later than December 31, 2008 the Secretary shall submit

to Congress feasibility reports on the following projects referred to in the restoration plan.

Construction - The Secretary… if a favorable report of the Chief is completed by not later than December 31, 2010.

• Multipurpose Operation of HNC Lock• Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration• Small Diversion at Convent / Blind River • Amite River Diversion Canal Modification• Medium Diversion at White’s Ditch • Convey Atchafalaya River Water to Northern Terrebonne Marshes

WRDA Title VII LCA: Additional ProjectsWRDA Title VII LCA: Additional Projects

WRDA LanguageWRDA Language Feasibility - Not later than Feasibility - Not later than December 31, 2009December 31, 2009, the Secretary shall submit , the Secretary shall submit

feasibility reports on the projects to the Committee on Transportation and feasibility reports on the projects to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

Construction - The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following Construction - The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following projects referred to in the restoration plan if the Secretary determines such projects referred to in the restoration plan if the Secretary determines such projects are feasible.projects are feasible.

• Maintain Land Bridge Between Caillou Lake and Gulf of MexicoMaintain Land Bridge Between Caillou Lake and Gulf of Mexico• Stabilize Gulf Shoreline at Point Au Fer IslandStabilize Gulf Shoreline at Point Au Fer Island• Modification of Caernarvon Diversion Modification of Caernarvon Diversion • Modification of Davis Pond DiversionModification of Davis Pond Diversion

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