Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Plan:Ecosystem Restoration and

Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana

Act 8 of the Louisiana Legislature First Extraordinary Session of

2005• “…hurricane protection

is vital to survival”

• “…Coastal land loss in Louisiana continues in catastrophic proportions”

• “Hurricane protection and coastal restoration must be integrated to achieve a long-term solution of coastal protection.”

Act 8 of the Louisiana Legislature First Extraordinary Session of 2005

• “The state must have a single agency with authority to articulate a clear statement of priorities and to focus development and implementation of efforts to achieve comprehensive coastal protection.”

CIAP CWPPRA

Existing Hurricane Storm Damage

Reduction

LACPR

LCA

State Master Plan

What Does the Annual Plan Do?

Projects in the Annual Plan are integral to the accomplishment of the Comprehensive State Master Plan.

Provides Accountability

• Annual Plan shows what we are doing and how we are spending money

• Provides the framework for determining accountability based on program performance

• Focuses expenditures on highest priorities and opportunities

Identifies Funding Needs for Fiscal Year

• Annual Plan describes how the State and our federal partners intend to protect and restore Louisiana’s coast in FY 2009.

• Annual Plan outlines ongoing and future projects and their funding requirements for FY 2009.

• Annual Plan makes recommendations on how dollars from the Coastal Protection & Restoration Fund, Capital Outlay funds, CIAP and other sources should be applied to achieve these goals

• Annual Plan identifies needs that are not currently funded.

Criteria for Project Selection• Selected projects must be consistent with the Urgent

Early Actions of the Master Plan

• A balance of hurricane protection and ecosystem restoration projects must be selected, in keeping with stated desire to maintain balance in the implementation of the Master Plan

• Projects will be selected from each of the three “major basins”

• Emergency project repairs or projects that address emergency needs related to continuing coastal ecosystem degradation may be included

• A portion of the funds should be used to build scientific and technical capacity within the State in order to accelerate planning, engineering, and design of Master Plan projects

1. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Mandate2. The State Master Plan3. Water Resources Development Act of 20074. Summary of Ongoing Programs 5. Fiscal Year 2009 Activities from Anticipated Funding Sources6. Fiscal Year 2009 Activities Requiring Additional Funding Assistance

(Unmet Needs)7. Strategies to Meet Coastal Needs

What are the Major Categories in the Annual Plan

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 3:00pm            Central School            809 Kirby Street            Lake Charles, LA 70601 

Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 3:00pm             Lindy Boggs Conference Center            CERM Building            2045 Lakeshore Drive, Room 256            New Orleans, LA 70122 

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 3:00pm            Vermilion Parish Library            Abbeville Branch            405 E. Saint Victor Street            Abbeville, LA 70510 

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 3:00pm            Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government            Government Tower Building            Council Meeting Room, 2nd Floor            8026 Main Street            Houma, LA 70360     

What We Heard From Public• Show each projects specific funding.• Prioritize projects on the unfunded list.• Include ongoing projects with schedules and budgets

that reflect backwards and forwards at least two years.• Tag projects by the planning units associated with the

master plan.• Lack of projects in the Southwest area.• Fund Infrastructure projects such as La 1• Provide mechanisms for adding additional projects to the

unfunded list.

Annual Plan changesIn response to comments from the public and direction from the new administration, we have made the following modifications to the Annual Plan and the public review process:

We increased the funding requested through the Capital Outlay process for hurricane protection activities identified in Table 5.3 from $15 million to $70 million.

Each project’s specific funding is now shown for clarification.

We have included an appendix which shows all ongoing projects with budgets.

We have included an appendix listing with the Master Plan’s early urgent actions.

Annual Plan changes

We included an appendix which shows estimated funding needs for the next two fiscal years (FY 2010 and FY 2011).

WRDA 2007 had some deadlines to meet, so we have included those projects in that part of this document which addresses items to be funded.

All projects have been identified according to the planning units delineated in the Master Plan.

Annual Plan changes

The Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project feasibility study was fully funded for FY 2009.

An explanation of Executive Order No. BJ 2008-7 was added.

The format of the Annual Plan was revised to make it clearer.

We extended the comment deadline by 10 days to provide additional opportunity for public input.

Sources of State Funding

• Traditional Sources

– Coastal Protection & Restoration Fund

– Capital Outlay Fund

• Non-Traditional Source

– State Surplus Funds

Annual Plan Overview(in millions)

$1.00%

$80.036%

$16.07%

$67.030%

$20.09%

$23.010%

$17.08%

Hurricane ProtectionPlanning

Hurricane ProtectionConstruction

CWPPRA

CIAP

LCA

Other State Priorities

Programmatic Costs

FY09 Annual Plan Summary of Proposed Funding

Hurricane Protection - $81,000,000

Coastal Restoration - $143,537,000

Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project $2,000,000

Federally Authorized Hurricane Protection Projects $70,000,000

Lake Pontchartrain

West Bank

Morganza to Gulf

Larose to Golden Meadow

Cameron-Creole Repairs $8,000,000

Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel

Vermilion Parish Hurricane Prot. $500,000

TOTAL Hurricane Protection $80,500,000

Hurricane Protection

CWPPRA Phase IBayou Dupont Marsh and Ridge Creation Project $302,000Bohemia Mississippi River Reintroduction Project $204,000Caernarvon Outfall ManagementLake Lery Shoreline Protection Project $400,000West Pointe a la Hache Marsh Creation Project $243,000Bioengineered Oyster Reef – DEMO $297,000Sediment Cont. for Marsh Creation – DEMO $175,000

CIAP (Planning, Engineering & Design)Violet Diversion $1,000,000Mississippi River Sediment Diversion Pipeline $1,000,000Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Protection and Marsh Creation $260,000Blind River Siphon $1,000,000Central Wetlands $1,000,000Performance Evaluation $710,000Coastal Forests Conservation Initiative $750,000Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization $760,000Lake Salvador Shoreline – Phase 3 $2,430,000Lower Mississippi River Delta $1,667,000

Coastal Restoration

Louisiana Coastal Area (Near Term Projects) $5,000,000MRGO Environmental RestorationSmall Diversion at Hope CanalBarataria BBS (Basin Barrier Shoreline)Myrtle Grove (Medium Diversion)Small Bayou Lafourche Reintroduction

Louisiana Coastal Area (Projects in WRDA) $5,000,000Louisiana Coastal Area (Science Program) $10,000,000CWPPRA Phase II

Raccoon Island Shoreline Protection $1,400,000Whiskey Island Back Barrier Marsh Creation $3,770,000South Lake DeCade Freshwater Introduction $680,000South Shore of the Pen Shoreline Protection $1,800,000and Marsh CreationMississippi River Sediment Delivery System $3,900,000 BayouDupont

Coastal Restoration

CPPPRA Phase IIRaccoon Island Shoreline Protection$1,400,000Whiskey Island Back Barrier Marsh Creation$3,770,000South Lake DeCade Freshwater Introduction$680,000South Shore of the Pen Shoreline Protection $1,800,000and Marsh CreationMississippi River Sediment Delivery System - Bayou Dupont$3,900,000

CIAP (Construction)East Grand Terre Island Restoration$14,650,000Grand Lake Shoreline Protection$4,659,000GIWW Critical Areas$2,000,000Bayou Lamoque$635,000OCS Access - LA 1 (Infrastructure)$8,750,000Beneficial Use$3,500,000Barataria Landbridge Dedicated Dredging$11,920,000St. Mary, Cameron, and Iberia Parishes (Infrastructure)$1,040,000Orleans Landbridge$4,404,000Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization$30,000Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Protection Demonstration Project$5,127,000

CWPPRA OPERATION, MAINTENANCE and MONITORINGCWPPRA Projects with O&M Budget$787,000CWPPRA Projects without O&M Budget$15,000CWPPRA Coastwide Nutria Control Program$492,000Monitoring of CWPPRA

Coastal Restoration

OTHER PRIORITIESCaernarvon Freshwater Diversion $747,000Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion $1,217,000Maintenance for State Only Projects $300,000Structure Operations for State Only Projects $210,000GIS Lab Support $250,000Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (Federal Projects) $1,000,000Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche $3,700,000Assistance to Levee Authorities $1,000,000Levee School $100,000Protection and Restoration Program Support Activities $1,700,000Donations for Mitigation Activities $933,000Restoration Partnerships $2,000,000Support for Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan $938,000Christmas Tree Projects$350,000America's Wetland Conservation Corps $500,000Barrier Island Maintenance $3,500,000CIAP Program Management $1,000,000Reserve Fund Contingencies $2,500,000Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering & Science Program (LACES) $1,500,000

PROGRAMMATICGOCA $2,910,000DNR Secretary $1,900,000DNR Coastal Restoration $12,300,000DOTD Public Works ** $400,000

TOTAL COASTAL RESTORATION $143,537,000

Coastal Restoration

Projects Requiring Additional State Funding

To Be Identified Before Being Pursued

West Shore-Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana $2,000,000Donaldsonville, LA to the Gulf of Mexico $1,900,000Hurricane Protection ProjectLake Pontchartrain, LA & Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project $520,000,000West Bank Hurricane Protection Project $208,000,000Morganza, LA to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection Project $48,000,000Hurricane Flood Protection, Construction, $10,000,000and Development Priority ProgramLarose to Golden Meadow Hurricane Protection $29,000,000Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel $3,000,000Vermilion Parish Hurricane Protection

TOTAL Hurricane Protection * $821,900,000 * Does not include requested funding for SELA match

Hurricane Protection (Unmet Needs)

Biloxi Marsh Restoration $28,000,000Cameron Parish Gulf Shoreline Protection $50,000,000Pipeline Conveyance of Sediment - Plaquemines Parish $50,000,000Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche $8,300,000Caminada Headland Restoration – LCA $138,500,000Shell Island Restoration - LCA $92,600,000Beneficial Use of Dredged Material – LCA $30,000,000Hope Canal – LCA $6,000,000Myrtle Grove – LCA $20,000,000Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering and Science Program (LACES) $1,500,000Restoration Partnerships $3,000,000GPS Network $150,000MMS Sand Inventory $70,000WAVCIS $100,000Implementation of Non-Structural Recommendations $500,000

TOTAL Coastal Restoration $410,470,000

Coastal Restoration (Unmet Needs)

CPRA FY 09 Unmet Needs

GRAND TOTAL $1,232,370,000

Next Steps

• Address annual plan format comments• Rework distribution using most current

budget estimate• Address public comment and input to

extent possible• Submit in late-March to CPRA for approval

to submit to House and Senate Natural Resource Committees at beginning of Regular Session

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