Budgets and Appropriations: Restoring our Infrastructure

1. Budgets and Appropriations: Restoring our Infrastructure National Waterways Conference Gary A. Loew Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers March 11, 2009 BUILDING STRONG

2. Budgets and Appropriations( $ Millions ) * No FY09 Energy & Water Development Appropriation has been passed. We are operating at FY08 levels under a Continuing Resolution Authority until Mar 09.

3. Environmental Protection & Restoration Support for Others Recreation Civil Works Business Programsin FY2009 Budget & Supplemental Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Navigation $1,892 M $7,083 M $511 M Hydropower Emergency Management $319 M $270 M $58 M Regulatory Water Supply $180 M $6 M $2,400 M** Figures from FY09 Budget + Supplemental. Total = $9.475 M (includes $183 M Management & Oversight not listed in pictures) ** Estimated reimbursement from supported agencies, not in budget

4. Civil Works Program TrendsFY06 – 13

5. 1 Oct 08- 11Mar 09–FY09 Continuing Resolution Act (CRA) 17 Feb 09 – ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’ -- PL 110-5 (ARRA) 24 Feb 09 – FY09 Omnibus Appns Conference Rpt Filed 26 Feb 09 – President presents FY10 Budget Overview ~11 Mar 09? – FY09 Appropriations Act 11 Mar 09 – FY11 Budget Guidance to field offices ~16 Mar 09 – ARRA funds issued to field offices Mar 09 – FY09 Appns Act funds issued to field offices ~24 Apr 09 – FY10 Budget details released to public ~Apr 09 – House T&I ARRA Oversight Hearing 30 Apr 09 – House FY10 Budget Hearing Early-mid 2010 – Another Stimulus Bill? FY2009-11 Budgets and Appropriations

6. CRA and FY09 Appropriations exempt inland waterway Rehabilitation (not new construction) projects from Inland Waterways Trust Fund cost sharing for FY 2009 Executive Order (E.O.) instructs agencies to ignore Report directions. Current version of Bill incorporates Conference Report text and tables into law by reference to counteract E.O. except for Section 1, Reprogramming instructions. New Administration position on E.O. unknown FY2009 Appropriations ---Some Provisions---

7. $4.6 billion for Corp programs ARRA funds are not to be cost shared with Inland Waterways Trust Fund No cost-share exemption from the HMTF or cost-shared projects Significant “transparency” requirements for tracking, monitoring and reporting of specific metrics Final selection of projects scheduled for approval in mid Mar 09 with work allowances to Districts immediately following selection. All unobligated funds (except for E&D, S&A and claims) expire 30 Sep 2010. Economic Stimulus American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

8. ARRA Appropriations APPROPRIATIONS by ACCOUNT ($Billions) • Investigations $0.025 Construction $2.000 • O&M $2.075 • MR&T $0.375 • Regulatory $0.025 • FUSRAP $0.100 • TOTAL $4.600

9. Other ARRA Provisions • Projects are eligible only if funded “heretofore or hereafter” [i.e. no new starts] • Relief from cost sharing with IWTF • Unlimited reprogramming authority (?) • Up to 0.5% to administer the Act (Mgmt & Oversight) • NLT $200M for Environmental Infrastructure • Section 902 relief • Ceiling relief for Section 14, 205, 206 and 1135 Programs • Funds may be retained after 30 Sep 2010 expiration for E&D, S&A, Claims • WRDA Sec 9006 relief (levee surveys)

10. Stimulus-Project Selection Criteria Project selection criteria in Conference Report are projects, programs or activities that will: • be obligated/executed quickly; • result in high, immediate employment; • have little schedule risk; • be executed by contract or direct hire of temporary labor; and • complete either a project phase, a project, an element, or will provide a useful service that does not require additional funding.

11. Stimulus-Project Selection Criteria - II

12. Stimulus-Project Selection Criteria III In addition, some CW Program Goals • Reasonable distribution across programs, e.g. flood risk management, coastal and inland navigation,, environmental restoration, hydropower, recreation • Reasonable geographic distribution • These goals were applied in select cases: • IWTF project funding set at a reasonable appropriation level • FY 2004-08/4 = $368/ IWTF Stimulus projects = $358 M) • Environmental Infrastructure = $201M, consistent with legal minimum • CAP requests totaled $60 M; all were included; • Element size was capped at $50 M to enable geographic and business line balance

13. Stimulus Projects Submitted Civil Works Data Base of Eligible Projects that could be Executed by 30 Sep 2010

14. Projects Selected - PREDECISIONAL

15. Benefits-Jobs Created • Jobs created by USACE portion of stimulus estimated at 139,000. • Direct creation of ~37,000 new private sector jobs with average annual wages between $38,000 and $42,500 • Additional 102,000 new jobs in industries supplying construction and O&M activities and sell goods and services to new workers and their families.

16. FY2010 Budget - Status • President will delivered the FY10 Budget Overview to Congress on Feb 27th. It is a high level document (with no accompanying agency detailed project information) • OMB has provided the Corps a FY10 Budget ceiling • ASA/Corps staff are working with OMB on the final criteria, program amounts and project details. • Target is to release FY10 Budget detailed information in mid-late April

17. Budget Cycle And for the Out Years … • FY 2011 Budget Guidance to divisions and districts to be sent on Mar 11th • Expect a major debate on Federal funding priorities to commence with the FY 11 budget • We will continue to place a high priority on accurate ‘capability’ estimates from • We will continue to place a high priority on execution of all that is appropriated • We will seek to improve our budget ‘defense’ of the value to the nation of the water resources infrastructure for which we are responsible

18. Trends To Watch • Continuing Pressure on Budget • Entitlement Programs • ( Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security) • Interest on the National Debt • Status of US & World Economies • Cost of Infrastructure Recapitalization • Improved Inspection Techniques • Modern Design Standards • Cost of meeting ESA and other legal • requirements

19. National Economic Efficiency? Environmental Sustainability? Security? Quality of Life? All of the Above? None of the Above Other???? Making the Case for Infrastructure What is the Message?

20. Questions? BUILDING STRONG