Breaux Act Newsflash - Senate Natural Resources Committee Advances CPRA's 2009 Annual Plan
***********************************************************************For Immediate Release: April 17, 2008
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov
Senate Natural Resources Committee Advances CPRA's 2009 Annual Plan
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Senate Natural Resources Committee voted
unanimously to advance the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's
Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Plan Thursday at the State Capitol.
CPRA Chairman Garret Graves delivered a short presentation outlining the
array of coastal restoration and hurricane protection projects in the plan
and the estimated costs for each. In all, more than $224 million in projects
are identified in the plan to be funded during the 2009 fiscal year.
Members of the House Transportation Committee were present as well but
Legislative rules prohibited them from voting to advance the plan, listed as
SCR-24, until the next scheduled committee meeting which will be held next
Monday.
By statute, the Fiscal Year Annual Plan must be approved by both the Senate
and House Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation before
advancing to the full House and Senate for approval. Entitled "Fiscal Year
2009 Annual Plan: Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection in Coastal
Louisiana," the State Legislature can vote to adopt or reject the plan in
its entirety but cannot amend the plan.
The Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Plan can be read by going to:
http://www.lacpra.org/assets/docs/FY09_Annual_Plan%2003-26-2008-1.pdf
An annual plan will be presented to the public and the State Legislature for
every year during which projects within the State's Comprehensive Coastal
Restoration and Hurricane Protection Master Plan will be built. The annual
plan identifies individual projects that are ready to be designed or
constructed during the coming fiscal year and the projected cost for each.
For more information about the Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Plan and Louisiana's
Comprehensive Master Plan for Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Protection,
please contact Chris Macaluso at (225) 342-3968 or by email at
chris.macaluso@la.gov.
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The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's mandate is to develop,
implement and enforce a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration
master plan. For the first time in Louisiana's history, this single state
authority will integrate coastal restoration and hurricane protection by
marshalling the expertise and resources of the Department of Natural
Resources, the Department of Transportation and Development, and other state
agencies, to speak with one clear voice for the future of Louisiana's coast.
Working with federal, state and local political subdivisions, including
levee districts, the CPRA will work to establish a safe and sustainable
coast that will protect our communities, the nation's critical energy
infrastructure, and our bountiful natural resources for generations to come.
The CPRA of Louisiana was established by Act 8 of the 1st Extraordinary
Session of 2005
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Capitol Annex - State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 44027
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4027
(c) 2008 Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
www.lacpra.org
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