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SHALLOW DRAFT MAINTENANCE STATUS – “Macro to Micro”

Bogue Inlet (11/05). Greg “rudi” Rudolph. SHALLOW DRAFT MAINTENANCE STATUS – “Macro to Micro”. LEADERSHIP CARTERET - 2005.

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SHALLOW DRAFT MAINTENANCE STATUS – “Macro to Micro”

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  1. Bogue Inlet (11/05) Greg “rudi” Rudolph SHALLOW DRAFT MAINTENANCE STATUS – “Macro to Micro” LEADERSHIP CARTERET - 2005

  2. "The mission of the Carteret County Beach Commission is to identify and develop plans, strategies, and programs to restore and maintain wide sandy beaches and dunes through environmentally sensitive beach nourishment, dune management, vegetation management, and sand management principles.  The Board is committed to obtain funding at the federal, state, and local level for beach nourishment and storm protection that will prevent and mitigate further erosion of the existing shoreline.  The Board supports policies and procedures that comply with all federal, state, and local requirements.  The Board will strive to develop prudent management strategies for sustaining the productivity and economy of our coastal land and seascapes.“ “WWW. PROTECT THE BEACH .COM” • COUNTY ROOM OCCUPANCY AND TOURISM TAX (5%) Enacted in 2001 (SL 2001 – 381). 2.5% remitted to County’s Tourism Development Authority (TDA). 2.5% remitted to the “BEACH FUND” – 2% starting in FY 2006-07. * On track for $3.8 million total this year (up 16% from last year) * • THE CARTERET COUNTY BEACH COMMISSION 11 member group entrusted with decisions concerning the Beach Fund. • THE CARTERET COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION OFFICE Serves as the staff for the Beach Commission and the 1st in N.C. WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

  3. Shallowbag Bay Oregon Inlet Rollinson & Ferry Channels Cape Hatteras Silver Lake & Ferry Channels MHC Harbor Lockwoods Folly Inlet Bogue Inlet Cape Lookout New River Inlet Shallotte Inlet New Topsail Inlet Cape Fear Masonboro Inlet Carolina Beach Inlet Wilmington Harbor CHANNEL DREDGING LANDSCAPE & “THE SOUTHERN” INLETS

  4. THE FEDERAL BUDGET“rules of engagement” • FEDERAL FY–October 1st thru September 30th *FY 2007 = October 1, 2006 thru September 30, 2007* • PRESIDENT’S BUDGET– Released to Congress the first Monday in February (FY 2007 = February 6, 2006). *Establishes Budget Framework & Spending Priorities* Note: Provides Non-Discretionary AND Discretionary Funds *35-yr Trend – Mandatory Outlay as % of budget is climbing up* • DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATION DEBATED BY MEANS OF 12 APPROPRIATION BILLS

  5. DISCRETIONARY FUNDING“more rules of engagement” • ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROP. BILL Contains Federal Funds for the US Army Corps of Engineers, i.e., “Beach and Waterway Funding” • HOUSE & SENATE Appropriation Committee “Pool” 12 Appropriation Subcommittees • HOUSE / SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE • BACK TO PRESIDENT BY OCTOBER 1st Continuing Resolutions & Omnibus Packages are the “Norm”

  6. HOUSE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES (1) Bill Introduction (2) Referred to a Committee Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (3) Committee Hearings (4) Committee Markup (5) Committee Report Senate (6) Floor Consideration (debated and passed) Conference Committee (7) Resolve Differences in Reports (8) Passage of Conference Report Presidential Signature or Veto (9) (10) Veto Override (if necessary) FUNDING, FUNDING, & MORE FUNDING:“Two things one should never watch being made.”

  7. PRESIDENT’S FY 2007 BUDGET“macroscopic highlights” • $2,770,000,000,000 Proposal $537,000,000,000 military (19%) $492,000,000,000 non-military (18%) $1,029,000,000,000 discretionary total (37%) • Corps Budget = $4,733,000,000 (0.17% of total budget) (0.46% of discretionary) (0.96% of non-military) “Hold the Line Mindset”

  8. PRESIDENT’S FY 2007 BUDGET“N.C. & Local Water Resource Highlights” • State AIWW = $3,370,000 total (Capability = ~$11 million) • Shallow Draft Inlets & Connecting Channels = $820,000 (Maintained by Corps dredging plants – Merritt, Fry, & Currituck) (Bogue, New River, New Topsail, Carolina Beach) & Lockwoods Folly Inlets (Exception has a reason?) • Deep Draft Harbors & Ports = $14,600,000 (Morehead City Harbor = $5,200,000 for Outer & Inner Harbor) (Wilmington Harbor = $0 const., $9,400,000 maintenance) • Small Harbors/Channels = Not on Radar Screen (i.e., Atlantic Harbor, Wainwright Slough, etc.)

  9. DEEP DRAFT CHANNELS FUNDED– linkages to N.C. Ports (jobs, commerce, etc.) equates to adequate maintenance dredging funds. Construction (deepening) may be a concern. • SHALLOW DRAFT CHANNELS NOT FUNDED NO BUOYS!!! (possible) – impacts to recreational and commercial fishing, tourism, etc. SHALLOW DRAFT FUNDING CRISIS WHY NO FUNDS? • NO DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AVAILABLE. (Budget Deficit & War on Terror) • PRIORITIES, PROIRITIES, PROIRITIES. (OMB’s goal is to save $$$ for the President’s initiatives.) TODAY’S N.C. WATERWAY STATUS

  10. SOUTHERN INLET DREDGING STATUS “DOWNWARD SLIDE”

  11. Channel Dredging Chronology (New Millennium) • AIWW perpetually underfunded. • 2002 – GAO Report diffuses Oregon Inlet Jetty Proposal that was first conceptualized in 1970. • OMB assures that dredging funds for Oregon Inlet will be forthcoming (underfunded in every year since). • 2001 thru 2004 – Southern Inlets receive adequate funding. • December 2004 – Final FY 2005 E&W Development Appropriation Bill signed into law; contains ~$1,000,000 for Southern Inlets (total). • January 2005 – USCG announces that navigational aids will be removed in shoaled southern inlets. • February 2005 – President’s budget released for FY 2006; $0 for Southern Inlets. • March 2005 – Supplemental funding for Southern Inlets in FY 2005 secured by Congressmen Jones & McIntyre. • November 2005 – 4 of 5 shallowdraft inlets funded at less than half of need. • Today? – President’s budget continues trend.

  12. N.C. WATERWAY STATUS “APPROPRIATION CHICKEN ” CONCERN – who will fund and shore protection and waterway dredging in the future? SLIPPERY SLOPE – Do State & Local Governments want to “volunteer” funds for Federal Responsibilities? Federal channels maintained by Federal dredges. New permitting issues. New dredged material management issues. Funding Issues – Southern Inlet maintenance cost for FY 2006 alone is $7.7 million using present methodology. Already have some of us crossing the picket line – BI

  13. BEACH & WATERWAY SOLUTIONS Federal Approaches ”KATRINA / RITA & THE NEW ORLEANS AFTERMATH” Initial Concern (day after) – Maybe Corps not receiving enough funding to accomplish their mission (navigation & flood control for entire Country – Herculean task). Weeks Later – We’ll rebuild the Gulf on supplemental appropriations & the rest of the Country’s water infrastructure can fend for themselves as they have in the past. • Important to Act Locally for Congressional Adds OMB vs. Congress • ”If Giveth, then Taketh Away” Congress is placed in a spending box with a finite cap for theCorps of Engineers. CONG. DAVID HOBSON – Subcommittee Chair for Energy & Water Development Appropriations (9/05). "We have to focus our attention on these priority problems, instead of trying to accommodate every request to dredge low-use recreational harbors, to add sand to beaches, or construct a boat ramp or a bike trail," Hobson said. "There will be delays and ripples on the whole of the corps program." • Take Big-Picture Viewpoint Up to Constituents to make Beach and Waterway Maintenance & Construction a National Priority. (non-parochial effort; “I boat – I vote”) • Look for a Different Pot of Money More Input from Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, DOD Budget, Commerce Budget, etc. Or…”This means you North Carolina”…”If you’re little – you lose”

  14. 3 ITEMS TO KEEP AN EYE ON • HB 1542– Proposed in General Assembly 2005 session; would create a local-government based advisory council to evaluate economic impacts, funding scenarios, & develop a statewide beach, waterway, & public access plan. Short session in 2006(?). • STATE DREDGE STUDY– Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee subcontracted a two-phased study to inventory all waterway projects, future needs, costs, costs if State assumed financial responsibility, & operation of State Dredge. Final Report = NEED FLEET OF DREDGES; PAY CORPS TO CONDUCT WORK. • Congressional Coastal Waterway Advisory and Action Committee–Initiated by Cong. McIntyre. Conducting an economic impact study of the entire N.C., AIWW, and connecting channels. Target = OMB and Congress (well, sort of). Beaufort (9.16.05) BEACH & WATERWAY SOLUTIONS State Initiatives & Approaches

  15. WATERWAY ACCESS “Erosion of a Different Nature” WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE – Premium Price, tempting for Marina and land owners to “cash-out”. REDEVELOPMENT – Marinas and ramps converted to single- or multi-family units. BOAT SLIPS & RAMPS ELMINATED IN THE PROCESS Becoming a big problem for “boats on wheels” and marina users – impacts the entire socio-economic demographic. SOLUTIONS? - Zoning - - Grants to purchase land for public use - • Requirement of dredging projects - Cedar Point (10/21/05) – Time to fish for spots…

  16. WATERWAY & BEACH ACCESS”Ying & Yang Issues” • Beach Access = more added each year. • Water Access = slips, ramps, etc., becoming scarce. • Need guidance “codified” for both with same solutions in mind – (a) zoning, (b) acquisition via grants, (c) requirement of public funding for water infrastructure projects. For other publicly funded projects too (CWTF, etc.). Questions Or Comments?

  17. “WWW. PROTECT THE BEACH .COM” Keeping Up To Date :

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