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CPRA UNO Meeting August 13, 2008

CPRA UNO Meeting August 13, 2008. 2008 $300 Million S urplus Funds. Act 3 of the 2008 2 nd Extraordinary Legislative Session provides for: $160.5 million for hurricane protection. $110 million for coastal restoration. $16 million for innovative coastwide initiatives .

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CPRA UNO Meeting August 13, 2008

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  1. CPRA UNO MeetingAugust 13, 2008

  2. 2008$300 Million Surplus Funds Act 3 of the 2008 2nd Extraordinary Legislative Session provides for: • $160.5 million for hurricane protection. • $110 million for coastal restoration. • $16 million for innovative coastwide initiatives. • $13.5 million for emergency reserve/accelerated advancement of high priority items.

  3. Selection Criteria The following criteria were used to select projects: • Selected projects must be consistent with the Urgent Early Actions of the Master Plan. (See Appendix B for a listing from the Master Plan). • Selected measures should be able to proceed to construction immediately or within 18-24 months, or substantially advance the implementation of larger-scale, high priority measures (especially when State expenditures would be matched by Federal funding). • A balance of hurricane protection projects and ecosystem restoration projects must be selected, in keeping with the stated desire to maintain balance in the implementation of the Master Plan. • Projects will be selected from each of the planning units identified in the Master Plan. • Emergency project repairs or projects that address emergency needs related to continuing coastal ecosystem degradation may be included. • A portion of the funds should be used to build scientific and technical capacity within the State in order to accelerate planning, engineering, and design of Master Plan projects. • No studies inconsistent with the Master Plan or not required for Federal authorization/appropriation. • No administrative, personnel, or personnel related expenditures will be permitted due to limitations associated with non-recurring revenues.

  4. 2008 Surplus-Funded Hurricane Protection $160.5 Million Hurricane Protection – State match for federally funded projects • $100 Million Greater New Orleans – • $50M Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Project (Includes previously committed $2.5M to accelerate Inner Harbor) • $50M West Bank and Vicinity Project (Includes previously committed $5M to accelerate West Bank) • $55 Million Morganza & Larose – • $40M Morganza to the Gulf Project • $15M Larose to Golden Meadow Project • $5.5 Million Southwest • $3M Southwest/Chenier Integrated Project • $1.5M Acadiana to the Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) and Hurricane /Ecosystem Protection (Vermilion, Iberia, St. Mary) • $1M Cameron Creole Levee Project

  5. 2008 Surplus-Funded Coastal Restoration $110 Million Restoration - State match for federally funded projects • $45 Million Barrier Islands / Shoreline • $30M Caminada Barrier Shoreline/Elmers Island • $15M Cameron Shoreline • $30 Million Diversions – • $20M Bayou Lafourche Phase I • $7M Myrtle Grove • $3M Hope Canal/Maurepas Diversion • $20 Million Beneficial Use • $15 Million Pipeline conveyance/Dedicated Dredging

  6. 2008 Surplus Funds Innovative Coast-wide Initiatives • $16 Million Innovative Coast-wide Initiatives • Incentive for Innovative Dredging Technology • Beneficial Use/Mitigation Banking • Pre-clearing Beneficial Use Sites • Carbon Credits Program • Programmatic (NEPA) EIS for Master Plan • Non-structural Pilot Program • $13.5 Million Emergency Reserve/Accelerated Advancement of High Priority Items

  7. 2007 $200 Million Surplus Funds • Act 203 of the 2007 Regular Legislative Session provides 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.

  8. 2007 Surplus-Funded Hurricane Protection and Evacuation Total Funds ($52.7M) • Raising of LA 1 at Golden Meadow Floodgate and Completion of Golden Meadow Lock Structure ($18M) • Lafitte Levee Protection ($10M) • Forty Arpent Levee, St. Bernard Parish ($5M) • Raising of LA 23 at LaReussite ($1.2M) • Morganza to the Gulf Project ($10M) • East of Harvey Canal Interim Hurricane Protection- Phase I ($4M) • St. Charles Parish West Bank Hurricane Prot. Levee Phase I -Magnolia Ridge ($4.5M)

  9. 2007 Surplus-Funded Coastal Restoration 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)

  10. Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) • The Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) of 2005 was authorized by Section 384 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. • The program will provide $127.5 million annually of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) mineral revenues to Louisiana for four years, beginning October 1, 2006 (Federal Fiscal Year 2007); funds will also be provided to other mineral-producing coastal states. • The total (4-year) CIAP funding to Louisiana is estimated at $510 million, of which 35 percent ($178.5 million) is dedicated to coastal parishes.

  11. CIAP 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)

  12. Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) • In 1990, the United States Congress recognized the national significance of wetland loss in Louisiana and passed the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (Public Law 101-646, Title III; also known as the Breaux Act) to contribute federal monies and build upon existing state restoration activities. • In 2004, the United States Congress voted to extend CWPPRA for an additional 15 years, under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. • CWPPRA dedicated, this year, approximately $65 million to wetland restoration projects in Louisiana. • CWPPRA is directed by a Task Force composed of five federal agencies: the United States Departments of the Army, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior; and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

  13. 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

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