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CPRA Legal Status Update

David Peterson – La. AG’s Office – Asst. Attorney General - AG Designee to CPRA Matthew Nowlin – CPRA – Staff Counsel. CPRA Legal Status Update. CPRA Legal Support. CPRA In-House Legal Staff 4 a ttorneys , including one dedicated land rights attorney Attorney General’s Office Support

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CPRA Legal Status Update

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  1. David Peterson – La. AG’s Office – Asst. Attorney General - AG Designee to CPRAMatthew Nowlin – CPRA – Staff Counsel CPRA Legal Status Update restoring and protecting Louisiana’s coast

  2. CPRA Legal Support • CPRA In-House Legal Staff • 4 attorneys, including one dedicated land rights attorney • Attorney General’s Office Support (Lands and Natural Resources Section) • 1 attorney designated to CPRA Board by statute • 2 additional attorneys via Task Order from CPRA • Legal Advisor to Governor’s Executive Assistant • 1 attorney • Contract Attorneys • On as needed basis

  3. CPRA Legal Agreements • Total Agreements • Over 300 since 2008 • 79+ Cooperative Agreements between 2011-2013 • 214+ Land Rights Agreements between 2008-2013 • Cooperative Agreements • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Other Federal Agencies • State and Local Governmental Entities • State Agencies and Departments • Political Subdivisions • Levee Districts and Authorities • Port Commissions • Drainage Districts and Boards • Water Districts • Parish and Municipal Governing Bodies • Universities • Private Entities • Land Rights Agreements

  4. Corps of Engineers Levee and Flood Control Projects • Completed (since 2008) • IHNC Flood Control Project PPA (Spring 2008) • Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) sub-agreement with SLFPA-E • WBV and LPV (HPS) Flood Control Projects PPAs (Fall of 2008) • Permanent Canal Closure and Pumps Amendment to LPV PPA (March 2010) • SELA Project PPA (January 2009) • IGA sub-agreement with Jefferson Parish and N.O. Sewage and Water Board • Letter of Intent for St. Tammany SELA 533d report • WBV, LPV and SELA Deferred Payment Agreements (January 2009) • Grand Isle Hurricane Protection Project CA (March 2009) • IGA sub-agreement with Grand Isle Levee District • Donaldsonville to the Gulf Project FCSA (July 2009) • Pump Station Storm-Proofing PPA (August 2009) • Larose to Golden Meadow Rehabilitation Work CA (May 2010) • IGA sub-agreement with South Lafourche Levee District • New Orleans to Venice / Non-Federal Levees (NOV/NFL) PPA (Jun 2012) • with Plaquemines Parish as Co-sponsor • Pending • Morganza to the Gulf Work-in-Kind (WIK) MOU (Review by local sponsor) • SELA Project 533d Reports • Algiers 533d Report review and Letter of Intent (review complete and LOI being drafted)

  5. Corps of Engineers (cont.) Coastal Restoration and Protection Projects • Completed (since 2008) • MRGO Closure MOA (October 2008) • LCA Feasibility Cost Share Agreements (FCSA) (2009) • LCA 4, LCA 6, LCA Southwest Coastal • Barataria Basin Landbridge 4th Supplemental Project PPA (December 2010) • LCA Miss. River Hydrodynamic and Delta Management Study FCSA (August 2011) • LCA 6 Design Agreement (December 2011) • Pending • Davis Pond Cooperative Agreement Amendments • LCA Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Project Design Agreement (revisions received last week from Corps) • Non-Standard Estate Barrier and Wetland Restoration and Protection Easement for BBBS Project as substitute for Standard Fee Title / Full Ownership Estate (pending Corps HQ review) • Caernarvon Diversion Modifications 4th Supplemental Project PPA

  6. Other Federal Agencies(2011-2013) • Completed: • CWPRA – 17 Cooperative Agreements on various projects (NRCS, USGS, U.S.F.&W.S, NOAA, BOEM) • Pending: • CWPRA – 14 Agreements on various projects • Miscellaneous • FEMA Mapping Activity Statement

  7. State and Local Entities CDBG Projects (2011 – 2013) • Completed • Franklin Canal Structure and Levee Improvements IGA - St. Mary Levee District/CPRA (January 2012) • Madisonville Bulkhead IGA - City of Madisonville/CPRA (February 2013) • Pending • Addendum to Madisonville Bulkhead IGA for construction phase services - City of Madisonville/CPRA • Lemann Pump Station IGA - Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District/CPRA – In review process • Lafitte Area Levee Repairs IGA - Lafitte Area Independent Levee District/CPRA - currently in drafting stage

  8. State and Local Entities CIAP Projects (2011 – 2013) • Completed ( approx. 15 total agreements) • MC Davis Property Acquisition/Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative CEA - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (November 2011) • Iberia Parish Infrastructure Project IGA – Consolidated Drainage District of St. Mary Parish (May 2012) • Orleans LandbridgeShorline Protection and Marsh Creation IGA – City of New Orleans (June 2011) • Central Wetlands Assimilation Demonstration Projects – Separate Agreements for 4 Phases and Parts = New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board / St. Bernard Parish (2010 – 2011) • Pending ( approx. 12 total agreements) • Addendum to Madisonville Bulkhead IGA for construction phase services - City of Madisonville • Lemann Pump Station IGA - Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District – In review process • Amendment to Orleans Landbridge – N.O. Sewerage and Water Board • Amendment to Central Wetlands Demo Project – N.O. Sewerage and Water Board • Living Shoreline Protection Demo Project – 2 agreements – Plaquemines and Lafourche Parishes • Bayou Bonfouca Marsh Creation Project and Northshore Beach Marsh Creation Project – St. Tammany Parish • Atchafalaya Long Distance Sediment Pipeline – Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District • Bayou Miss. River Water Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche – Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District • Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization Project – Vermillion Parish • Chenier Plain Restoration and Protection Authority IGA

  9. State and Local Entities Coastal Trust Fund, General Fund, and Surplus Fund Projects (2011 – 2013) • Completed (approx. 43) • IGAs and MOUs with Numerous Entities on Various Projects • Pending (approx. 5) • Permitting Software Development MOU – Various Coastal Area Levee Districts and Municipalities - Currently being circulated for execution. • Northshore Hurricane / Flood Protection Restoration Plan / South Slidell Levee MOU – St. Tammany Parish • Amendment to CEA for St. Charles Westbank Hurricane Protection Levee – St. Charles Parish • Beneficial Use of Material Dredged from Calcasieu River Ship Channel IGA – Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District • Valuation of Coastal Land Loss - LSU

  10. State and Local Entities Miscellaneous Projects • Pending (approx. 4) • MOA for Mardi Gras Pass • MOA for Inspection and Monitoring of Construction of New Orleans to Venice Project – Plaquemines Parish • Interagency Agreements for NRDA Compensation for Little Lake and Mosquito Bay Projects • MOA for Operations of Ram Terminal and Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion

  11. Land Rights Agreements • Completed (approx. 214) • Various Corps related Levee and Flood Protection and Coastal Protection Projects • LPV, WBV, LCA, MRGO Closure, HPS mitigation projects • Miscellaneous Coastal Restoration and Protection Projects • Bayou DuPont Marsh Creation • MS Long Distance Sediment Pipeline • Shell Island East Berm to Barrier • Shell Island West Barrier Island Restoration • Coastwide Vegetative Plantings • West Pointe a la Hache March Creation • Labranche East Marsh Creation • Marsh Island • Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization • Marsh Creation Near Freshwater Bayou • Lost Lake Marsh Creation & Hydrologic Restoration • Cameron Parish Shoreline • South Grand Chenier • Cameron Creole Water Control • GIWW Bank Restoration of Terrebonne • Raccoon Island • ScofieldIsland Restoration • Caminada Headlands Beach and Dune Restoration • S. Lake Lery Shoreline and Marsh Restoration • Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration • Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative – Bayou Sale Conservation

  12. QUESTIONS ???? Contact Information: David Peterson Matthew Nowlin Phone: 225-326-6000 Phone: 225-342-6209 Email: petersond@ag.state.la.us Email: Matthew.Nowlin@la.gov

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