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Harbor Maintenance and Dredging: A Legislative Update
CAPT Bill Diehl, USCG (Ret.), P.E.President
Greater Houston Port Bureau
Houston Ship Channel Maintenance Funding
Year Corps Capability President’s Budget Appropriated Percent of
CapabilityFY 2004 $16,289,000 $14,198,000 $13,539,000 83%
FY 2005 $31,476,000 $16,223,000 $16,000,000 51%
FY 2006 $23,380,000 $6,136,000 $17,936,000 77%
FY 2007 $19,860,000 $13,225,000 $13,000,000 65%
FY 2008 $35,055,000 $14,442,000 $16,945,000 48%
FY 2009* $62,600,000 $15,353,000 $61,970,000 99%
FY 2010 $36,275,000 $20,031,000 $19,036,000 52%
FY 2011 $41,573,000 $23,817,000 18,798,000 57%
FY 2012 $83,898,000 $23,364,000 $35,874,000 28%
FY 2013 $52,000,000 $24,000,000
*Includes both general appropriations and ARRA funding
Immediate Impact• August 2012—Shoaling at the inner bar of the entrance
channel reduced draft for Houston, Galveston, Texas City to 43.5’
• Army Corps emergency dredging cleared the shoaling by mid-October
• 18 terminal berths operate at depths of -44.5’ or deeper• Overall impact? Probably 10x the cost to do the emergency
dredging
Terminal Impact• Channel Width restrictions have a direct
impact on two-way traffic availability• Earlier this year, one section of the channel
had a nearly 7’ shoal – restricting use of a newly-dredged 45’ berth operated by a private facility.
HMTF Expenditures and Balance FY 1992 – FY 2010TRUST GAP
The Realize America’s Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act – HR 104
• What does the RAMP Act do?– Requires that Congress appropriate the full
receipts of the Harbor Maintenance Tax to the Army Corps for annual harbor maintenance
• Current Status– 197 Sponsor/Co-Sponsors– S 412 – Corresponding Senate Bill has 37
Sponsor/Co-Sponsors
Inland Waterways Trust FundYear-End Balances 1992-2011
Challenge: Aging Lock Inventory*
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Age in 2010 (Years)
Number of Operational Lock Chambers
3
11
14
24
52
2820
56
34
*Includes all operational deep and shallow draft Corps and TVA navigation locks.
57% > 50
Aging Infrastructure
Crumbling lock wall, Lower Mon 3, opened in 1907
Concrete deterioration
at Chickamauga
Leaking miter gates, Upper Miss Lock 19
Project Completion Dates (Status Quo, Major Rehab)
• Olmsted L/D Construction (2020)• Lower Mon 2,3 & 4 Replacement, phase 1 (2027)• Kentucky Lock Addition (2041)• Chickamauga Replacement Lock (2051)• L/D 25 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2064)• High Island to Brazos River, TX (2053) • Lagrange 1200’ Lock Addition (2070)• Inner Harbor Lock Replacement (2077)• L/D 22 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2083)• L/D 24 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2090)
Project Completion Dates (Status Quo, Major Rehab)
• L/D 25 Upper MS Dam (2053)• Lagrange (2064)• Lower Monumental (2065) • ILL WW Thomas O’Brien L/D (2065)• Greenup Dam Rehab PED & Constr. (2079)• JT Myers Dam (2081)• Meldahl Dam (2079)• Montgomery (2084)• Mel Price Upper MS (2086)• No. 2 Lock AR Lock Wall/Bank Slope Rehab (2085)• Willow Island Dam Rehab PED & Constr. (2089)• Marmet Dam (2090)
Waterways are Vital: Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment (WAVE-4), HR 4342
• What Does WAVE-4 Do?– Prioritizes navigation projects across the entire system– Improves the Army Corps’ project management and
processes to ensure on-time and on-budget project deliverables
– Recommends a funding mechanism is affordable and meets the needs of the entire system
• Current Status– 26 Sponsor/Co-Sponsors– Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and
Environment
QUESTIONS?
CAPT Bill Diehl, USCG (Ret.), P.E.President
Greater Houston Port Bureau
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