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Chris Barnes
Matt Mumfrey
Maury Chatellier, P.E.
May 20, 2020
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DWH Oil Spill
Program Overview
Sand Berms
• $360M from BP for spill response May 2010
• Emergency effort to limit oiling of interior marshes.
• Chandeleur Islands east of the River.
• Scofield Island, Pelican Island and Shell East Island west of the river.
• Ultimately utilized $254M for Berm construction.
Berm to Barrier
• Remaining Berm funds were utilized for full construction of Scofield Island and Shell East Projects.
• Scofield Island - $56,736,000
• Shell Island East - $48,421,000
Early Restoration Settlement
• First anniversary of the spill, BP agrees to make $1B available gulf wide for early restoration activities during response.
• 2011-2016 Trustees approved 65 project across the Gulf Coast.
• Louisiana ultimately received approximately $370M
Early Restoration Projects
• Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation - $13.2M
• LA Oyster Cultch and Hatchery - $14.8M
• Caillou Lake Headlands - $118.2M
• Shell Island West - $93.2M
• Chenier Ronquille - $35M
• Breton Island - $71.9M
MOEX Settlement
• CWA Civil Penalties
• February 2012
• $90M with Louisiana receiving $13.5M
• $3.5M allocated to construct PO-0142 Hydrologic Restoration of the Amite River Diversion Canal.
• Also used portion to purchase 11,145 acres of forested wetland adding to the State’s Maurepas Swamp WMA.
CWA Criminal Settlements
• DOJ Settlement with BP ($4B) and Transocean ($400M).
• Louisiana - $1.272B • Managed by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
(NFWF).• Agreement stipulates use for Barrier Islands and River
Diversions only.• Caminada Headland Phase II, Terrebonne Barrier Island
Restoration construction.• Mid Breton, Mid Barataria and Increase Atchafalaya
Flow to Terrebonne designs.
Clean Water Act Penalties - $6.6B 20% Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund - ~$1.3B
80% Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund - ~$5.3B (plus interest payments)
35% Equally distributed to 5 Gulf States
30%* RESTORE
Council for ecosystem restoration
30% Impact based
distribution to 5 Gulf States
2.5%*NOAA ScienceProgram
2.5%* Centers of Excellence
*Supplemented by interest generated by the Trust Fund (50% to RESTORE Council Bucket 2, 25% to NOAA Science Program Bucket 4, 25% to Centers of Excellence Bucket 5)
RESTORE Act AllocationTotal anticipated funds – Transocean, BP and Anadarko over 15 years
~$1.86B~$372M LA
~$260.4M CPRA~$111.6M Parish
~$1.6B~$182M for work in LA for 2015 &
2020 FPLs
~$1.6B34.59% or
~$551.5M CPRA
~$133.7M ~$133.7M~$26.6M CPRA for The Water Institute of the
Gulf
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1 2 3 4 5
• Buckets 1&3
– Plan with 45 days public comment
– Acceptance by Treasury (B1) or RESTORE Council (B3)
– Noncompetitive grants
• Bucket 2
– Competitive grants awarded by RESTORE Council
• Bucket 5
– Noncompetitive grants awarded by Treasury
RESTORE Act - Process
Equally distributed to 5 Gulf States
20% to LA for its equal share• 70% CPRA• 30% Parishes
35%
Bucket 1 – Direct Component
• Requires Treasury-accepted Multiyear Implementation Plan (MYIP)
• First project funding source for RESTORE (2014-2015)
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Louisiana’s Initial State RESTORE Plan*U.S. Treasury Approved - September 21, 2015
Project NameDirect Component Funding
Request
Calcasieu Ship Channel Salinity Control Measures
$16M
Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex $16M
Adaptive Management (7.5%) $ 2.4M
Parish Matching Program (up to 10%) TBD (up to $3.9M)
Total $38.3M
*Now superseded by the State’s First Amended RESTORE Plan.
Impact based distribution to 5
Gulf States
~$1.6B TotalCPRA to receive
34.59% or ~$551.5MOver 15 years
Bucket 3 – Spill Impact Component
30%• Requires Council-approved State
Expenditure Plan (SEP)
• Formula for allocating Bucket 3 funds published Dec. 14, 2015
• 34.59% of B3 to Louisiana
• Effective date: entry of BP Consent Decree (April 4, 2016)
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First Amended LA RESTORE Plan
Project NameDirect Component
(over 15 years)
Spill Impact
Component
(over 15 years)
Total
(over 15 years)
Calcasieu Ship Channel
Salinity Control Measures $260.4 million $0
Houma Navigation Canal
Lock Complex $0 $366 million
Adaptive Management $0 $60.9 million
Parish Matching $0 $100 million
Contingency Funds - $ 24.6 million
Estimated Totals $260.4 million $551.5 million $811.9M
• Approved by CPRA Board on January 18, 2017.
• Approved by RESTORE Council and U.S. Treasury in March 2017.
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Parish MatchingParish Project Phase Award
Cameron Rockefeller Shoreline Stabilization Construction $6.67M
Lafourche Grand Bayou Freshwater Reintroduction
E&D $412,722
St. Bernard Lake Lery Marsh Creation Construction $2.78M
St. Charles Paradis Canal Gate Construction $2.54M
Tangipahoa Manchac Landbridge Shoreline Protection
E&D and Construction
$3M
Vermilion Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection
E&D and Construction
$4.59M
Total $20M
RESTORE Council for ecosystem
restoration
~$1.6B$815M unallocated
Over 15 years
30%
Bucket 2 – Council Selected Restoration
• Restoration Only
• Competitive - 5 states and 6 federal agencies
Decisions made on “Funded Priorities Lists” that require 3 State votes and the vote of the federal chair
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Equally distributed to establish Centers of Excellence
~$133.7M~$26.6M CPRA for The
Water Institute of the GulfOver 15 years
2.5%*
Bucket 5 – Centers of Excellence
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• 2014- CPRA names The Water Institute of the Gulf as the State’s COE
• Mission – administer the competitive grants program for research awards
• 2017 – 13 projects funded
• Next RFP to go out later this year.
Photo Credit: Dr. Alexandra Christensen
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWH)
Natural Resource Damages
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DWH NRD Governance
Trustee Council
Texas
Trustees for
Texas
Federal
Trustees
Louisiana
Trustees for
Louisiana
Federal
Trustees
Mississippi
Trustee for
Mississippi
Federal
Trustees
Alabama
Trustees
for
Alabama
Federal
Trustees
Florida
Trustees
for Florida
Federal
Trustees
Region-
wide
All Trustees
Open
Ocean
Federal
Trustees
Adaptive
Management
and
Unknown
Conditions
All Trustees
Individual Trustee Agencies
Trustee Implementation Groups
$8 Billion NRD Allocation
Louisiana TIG$5,000,000,000
Open Ocean TIG$1,240,697,916
Florida TIG$680,152,643
Regionwide TIG$349,851,678
Alabama TIG$295,589,305
Mississippi TIG$295,557,000 Texas TIG
$238,151,458
Unknown Conditions
$700,000,000
Restore and Conserve Habitat $4,318,688,400
Restore Water Quality via
Nutrient Reduction $20,000,000 Replenish and
Protect Living Coastal and Marine
Resources $343,311,600
Provide and Enhance
Recreational Opportunities $60,000,000
Monitoring, Adaptive
Management, and Administrative
Oversight $258,000,000
Total NRD Allocation: Louisiana Restoration Categories
Early Restoration RecapProject Cost Status
Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project $13,200,000 Constructed
Louisiana Oyster Cultch Placement / Hatchery
Project
$14,874,300 Constructed
Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration Project $318,363,000 --
Caillou Lake Headlands $118,180,576 Constructed
Shell Island $93,244,170 Constructed
Chenier Ronquille $35,041,254 Constructed
Breton Island $71,897,000 In Construction
Early Restoration Total $346,437,300
Restoration Planning Process
• Governed by and Subject to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• DWH Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS)
• Restoration Plan pursuant to OPA• Environmental Assessment pursuant to NEPA• Overseen by the LA TIG
NRD Restoration Planning OverviewFinal Restoration Plans Funds
ApprovedFinal Restoration Plan #1 – Coastal, Wetlands, and Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, and Birds(January 2017)
$22,300,000 (E&D for 6 Projects)
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1.1 – Queen Bess Island Restoration(March 2019)
$18,710,000 (Fully Funded)
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1.3 – Rabbit Island Restoration Project and Shoreline Protection at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Project(February 2020)
$36,888,556 (Fully Funded)
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2 – Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities(July 2018)
$22,000,000 (E&D and
Construction)
NRD Restoration Planning OverviewFinal Restoration Plans Funds
ApprovedFinal Restoration Plan #3 – Strategic Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats in Barataria Basin (March 2018)
Further planning for MBSD and Large
Scale Marsh Creation
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #4 –Recreational Use and Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source)(July 2018)
$47,500,000(E&D and
Construction for 23 Projects)
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment # 6 –Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats (April 2020)
$209,100,000(Construction for 3
Projects)
NRD Restoration Planning OverviewDraft Restoration Plans Funds
RequestedDraft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1.2 – Lake Borgne and Spanish Pass Marsh Creation Projects
Approximately $215,000,000
Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #3.3 – Large Scale Marsh Creation – Upper Barataria Component
Approximately $176,000,000
Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #5 – Living Coastal and Marine Resources (LCMR) – Marine Mammals and Oysters
Approximately $28,700,000
Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #7 –Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Birds
TBD (Winter 2020)
Final Restoration Plan #1:
Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats;
Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands;
and Birds
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1.3 –
Rabbit Island Restoration Project
and
Shoreline Protection at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Project
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2:
Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities
Elmer’s Island Access ($6,000,000)
Statewide Artificial Reefs ($6,000,000)
Science Center and Educational Complex ($7,000,000)
Island Road Piers ($3,000,000)
$22 Million
Final Strategic Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #3:
Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats in the Barataria Basin,
Louisiana
Barataria Basin Strategic Restoration Plan
The Strategic Restoration Plan made two decisions:
1. The selection of a preferred alternative that relies on a suite of restoration approaches/types, including large-scale sediment diversions to restore deltaic processes, marsh creation, and ridge restoration
2. Advanced several projects for further evaluation and planning:– Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
– Large Scale Marsh Creation – Component E
– Barataria Basin Ridge and Marsh Creation – Spanish Pass Increment
Draft Phase II Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment
#3.3:
Large Scale March Creation –
Upper Barataria Component
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #4:
Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use
Draft Phase II Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment
#5:
Living Coastal and Marine Resources –
Marine Mammals
and
Oysters
Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #6:
Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
Draft Phase II Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment
#7:
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
and
Birds
Takeaways
• Multiple funding opportunities comprise “BP Oil Spill” funding.
• Understanding of the funding timeline with payments for RESTORE and NRDA will continue through 2031.
• Full picture of comprehensive funding mechanisms, multiple programs and complex structure of our funding resources.
• Requirements and oversight from multiple entities (NFWF, RESTORE Council, US Treasury, Louisiana TIG, Region Wide TIG, Open Ocean TIG).
• Successful at leveraging projects from other programs for implementation.
Takeaways
• Total of $7,292B minimum.
• To date, we have completed implimentationon 13 projects and programs totaling over $900M dollars.
• We have over 50 projects and programs either currently in the design process, in construction or going to construction within the next 18-24 months totaling over $2.0B