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COSCDA DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP FOR STATES. From Plan to Implementation: Lessons Learned PART 1: OVERALL PLAN/APPROACH - Session 2. NEW YORK STATE Lower Manhattan Development Corporation SEPTEMBER 11 DISASTER Remembrance, Recovery & Renewal. WAIVERS GRANTED TO LMDC.
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COSCDA DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP FOR STATES From Plan to Implementation: Lessons Learned PART 1: OVERALL PLAN/APPROACH - Session 2 NEW YORK STATE Lower Manhattan Development Corporation SEPTEMBER 11 DISASTER Remembrance, Recovery & Renewal
WAIVERS GRANTED TO LMDC • Expansion of eligible activities & entities (e.g. creation of new housing, compensation for loss, economic revitalization) • State permitted to carry out activities directly • Waiver of certain participation requirements • Modification of requirement for consultation with local governments • Waiver of requirement for consistency with strategic plan • Allow reimbursement for pre-agreement costs • Allow flexibility in use of program income during grant and provide for disposition at grant closeout
COORDINATION • Multiple Jurisdictions • City, State & Federal Agencies • Other Authorities • Reconciliation of Jurisdictional Differences • Government Coordination and Cooperation Agreements • May 2002 Cooperation Agreement-LMDC and PANYNJ re: joint plans • June 2002 MOU-Federal Task Force to Rebuild NYC re: environmental • June 2003 MOU-LMDC and PANYNJ re: WTC site plan coordination • 2003 Adoption-LMDC, MTA, NYSDOT, PANYNJ: (1) Environmental Analysis Framework and (2) Environmental Performance Commitments • Letter-LMDC, MTA, NYSDEC, NYSDOT, PANYNJ, re: temporary waiver of certain air quality regulations • January 2004 Letter-LMDC, FHwA, FTA to NHPA Section 106 consulting parties re: World Trade Center • April 2006 Letter-LMDC, MTA, NYSDOT, PANYNJ re: ongoing commitment to EAF and EPCs • Other Resources – Non-Duplication of Benefits • Emergency Response • Insurance • Other Government Aid • Private Aid