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GREAT LAKES SMALL HARBORS COALITION. Chuck May, Chair Pro Tem Portage Lake Harbor, MI. [email protected] www.greatlakessmallharbors.org /. US Army Corps. of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division. Portage Lake Harbor. HARBOR MAINTENANCE. Great Lakes Crisis in the Making! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chuck May, Chair Pro TemPortage Lake Harbor, MI.
Portage Lake HarborUS Army Corpsof EngineersGreat Lakes & Ohio River Division
Great Lakes Crisis in the Making!
• IV Drip (Earmarks) for a Decade!• D.C. Shutting off Life Support!• FY12, Only 7 of 112 to be Dredged!• FY13, 7 of 112 to be Dredged!• All 71 Shallow Draft “Cutoff”!• Personal Safety/Community Lifeblood?
Harbors Need Your Help!
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Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
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NY
PA
IL
WI
IN
CANADA
OH
MorristownCape Vincent
Sackets Harbor
Port Ontario
OswegoLittle Sodus Bay
Great Sodus Bay
Irondequoit Bay
Rochester
Oak Orchard
OlcottWilsonLittle RiverBlack Rock Lock/Tonawanda
BuffaloSturgeon Point
CattaraugusDunkirkBarcelonaErie
Ashtabula
ConneautFairportClevelandRocky River
LorainVermilionHuronSanduskyWest Harbor
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RiverCooley CanalToledo
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BayBolles Harbor
Monroe
Rouge RiverDetroit River
Clinton RiverBelle River
Pine River
Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River
Black River
Lexington
Caseville
Port Austin
Bay
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Harbor BeachPort Sanilac
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Point Lookout
Tawas Bay
Au Sable Harbor
Harrisville
Black River Harbor
Alpena
Hammond Bay
Cheboygan
Inland Route
Mackinac CityMackinac Island
St. JamesCross Village
PetoskeyCharlevoix
Channels in Straits of Mackinac
Grays Reef
Leland
GreilickvilleFrankfort
Arcadia
Portage Lake
Manistee
Ludington
PentwaterWhite Lake
Muskegon
Saugatuck
Grand River
Holland
Grand Haven
South Haven
St. Joseph
St. Joseph RiverNew Buffalo
Michigan CityBurns Small Boat Harbor
Burns Waterway Harbor
Indiana Harbor
CalumetChicago River
Chicago Harbor
Waukegan
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Washington Island
Green Bay
Big Suamico
Kewaunee
Algoma
Sturgeon Bay
Two Rivers
PensaukeeOconto
MenomineeCedar River
Little Bay de nocGladstone
Manistique
DetourLes Cheneaux Island
Soo LocksSt. Marys River
Whitefish Point HarborLittle Lake
Grand Marais
Presque Isle
Marquette
Big Bay
Grand Traverse Bay
Lac La BelleEagle Harbor
Keweenaw Waterway
OntonagonBlack RiverSaxonAshland
Chippewa Harbor
Grand Marais
Beaver Bay
Two Harbors
Knife River
Duluth-Superior Bayfield
La PointeCornucopia
Port Wing
Commercial
Recreational
Federal Harbors on the Great LakesFederal Harbors on the Great Lakes A non-linear navigation system with 60 federal commercial harbors and 79 federal shallow draft/recreational harborsSome shallow draft harbors are subsistence harbors or support commercial transportation (ferries) or commercial fishing activities
City County
Ports 5,030,000 10,775,000Harbors 1,620,000 8,975,000
TOTAL 6,650,000 19,750,000
Founded in Michigan Feb. ‘08 Unified Grassroots Voice Earmarks = Broken Process Mission: Equitable, sustainable, and needs
based budget process 110 Resolutions of Support (incl. Advocate
Orgs.) 72 Harbor Communities (60%) Over 4 million citizens
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Dredging Funding Trends 2007 - 2013Dredging Funding Trends 2007 - 2013
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Annual Great Lakes Dedging 1986-2011 Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog
Dredging Backlog Grows to 23M CY by 2017
Backlog Growth Under Constrained Dredging Funding 2012-2017
Assume FY13-FY17 Ann. Dredging Equalto FY13PB Level of 2.4M CY
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Ports 10 Harbors>1 mil. Tons 14 PRIORITY TO FUND (20%) 24
Low-Use Commercial 27 Shallow Draft 71 LOW TO NO PRIORITY (80%) 98
Michigan (6) Ohio (6)Presque Isle AshtabulaAlpena ConneautMuskegon SanduskyCharlevoix LorainGrand Haven FairportMarquette Huron
Minnesota New YorkTwo Harbors Buffalo
Needed Funded % Commercial 22 7 32%
Shallow Draft 39 0 0%
TOTAL 61 7 11%
Needed Funded %New York 9 00Ohio 10 1 10Michigan 27 4 15Indiana 1 1 100Illinois 1 1 100Wisconsin 12 0 0Minnesota 1 0 0 TOTAL 61 7 11%
NO SHALLOW DRAFT!
Funded
New York 0Ohio 3Michigan 4Indiana 1Wisconsin 0Minnesota 0
TOTAL 8
New York 2 (Oswego; Black Rock)Ohio 3 (Ashtabula; Fairport; Lorain)Michigan 3 (Portage Lake; New
Buffalo, Grand Marais)Indiana 1 (Burns Small Boat)
TOTAL 9
Dredging (Great Lakes Wide)Facts: Shallow Draft $10 mil.Com’l (<1 mil. Ton) $10 mil.
Total Annual $20 mil. Infrastructure - Annual $20 mil.
Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT)Tax Pays
1986 .04% 40%1990 .125% 100%
Purpose: Ad Valorum Tax on ship cargo and passenger tickets to fund the operation and maintenance of nation’s harbors.
Annual Economic Impact $5.5 bil. (Source: John Glen Study)
Annual Payback on Dredging 550X
Jobs!! Over 60,000
Hello, Keep The Harbors Open!
Bills S.412 and H.R.104
“Mandate 100% of HMT is spent annually to maintain Nation’s federal harbors.”
Nationwide 35 (35%)Great Lakes 11 (69%)
Illinois 1 (Kirk) New York 2Indiana 0 Ohio 2Michigan 2 Pennsylvania 0Minnesota 2 Wisconsin 2
Nationwide 176 (40%) Great Lakes States 58 (46%)
Michigan 13 of 15 Pennsylvania 6 of 19 Illinois 13 of 19 Wisconsin 4 of 8 Ohio 10 of 18 Minnesota 2 of 8 New York 8 of 29 Indiana 2 of 9
GREAT LAKES 58 OF 125
• Pass H.R.104 & S.412 stand alone (low)
• Add to Appropriations Bills House H.R.7 Energy &
Infrastructure Senate Surface Transportation• WRDA (no)
Unifying: Harbor Communities Commercial & Shallow Draft Harbors G.L. Congressional Delegation Other Advocate Orgs.
Engaging: Citizens, Boards, Mayors, Yachting, Fishing
Raising the “Crowd Noise”!
Commissioners formally prioritize this mission?
Governors individually & collectively engaged?
Entreat Corps Generals for higher priority? Petition Administration/OMB for adequate
Great Lakes regional budget line-item ($20/$20 mil.)?
Encourage G.L. Senators/Representatives not co-sponsoring?
Help publicize this CRISIS! CROWD NOISE!
Already low use commercial harbors “closed/reopened”!
Next, sailboats; then cruising/ fishing/recreational boats!
Personal safety issue! Community survival! GET ENGAGED!
Portage Lake HarborUS Army Corpsof EngineersGreat Lakes & Ohio River Division
Chuck May, Chair Pro TemPortage Lake Harbor, Mi.