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CWPPRA
COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING

AGENDA
December 14, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

Location:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (DARM)
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, LA


Virtual Component:
https://usace1.webex.com/meet/terri.m.vonhoven
Meeting Number: 2761 432 2324
USA Toll-Free: 844-800-2712

Documentation of Technical Committee meetings (including minutes, attendance records, PowerPoint Presentations, and meeting binders) may be found at:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/CWPPRA.aspx


Tab Number Agenda Item

  1. Meeting Initiation 9:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
    1. Introduction of Technical Committee or Alternates
    2. Opening remarks of Technical Committee Members
    3. Request for Agenda Changes/Additional Agenda Items/Adoption of Agenda

  2. Report: Status of CWPPRA Program Funds and Projects (Baylissa Walter, USACE) 9:40 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. Ms. Baylissa Walter will provide an overview of the status of CWPPRA accounts and available funding in the Planning and Construction Programs.

  3. Report: Electronic Votes and Approvals (Brad Inman, USACE) 9:50 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Mr. Brad Inman will report out on recent electronic votes and approvals.

  4. Report/Decision: Request for Phase II Authorization and Approval of Phase II Increment 1 Funding (TBD, USACE) 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The Technical Committee will consider requests for Phase II authorization and approval of Increment 1 funding for cash flow projects for recommendation to the Task Force. Due to limited funding, the Technical Committee will recommend a list of projects for Task Force approval within available program construction funding limits. Following presentations, the Technical Committee will recommend projects to the Task Force for Phase II authorization and funding.
    Agency Project No.
    PPL
    		 Project Name
    Phase II,
    Increment I
    Request
    Fully-
    Funded
    Phase I
    Cost
    Fully-
    Funded
    Phase II
    Cost incl
    O&M
    Total Fully
    Funded Cost
    Est.
    Net
    Benefit
    Acres
    Total Cost
    per Acre
    FWS TE-156
    29
    		 Bay Raccourci Marsh Creation and Ridge Restoration
    $35,330,357
    $3,447,902
    $38,558,792
    $42,006,694
    363
    $115,720
    FWS PO-179
    26
    		 St. Catherine Island Marsh Creation and Shoreline Protection
    $27,931,521
    $2,389,308
    $30,241,014
    $34,221,023
    169
    $202,491
    FWS BS-42
    29
    		 Phoenix Marsh Creation – East Increment
    $50,014,219
    $3,393,064
    $52,713,015
    $56,106,079
    268
    $208,258
    EPA BS-43
    30
    		 Reggio Marsh Creation
    $4,1922,882
    $3,678,760
    $43,028,871
    $46,707,631
    324
    $144,159
    NRCS ME-32
    23
    		 South Grand Chenier- Baker Tract Marsh Creation
    $30,879,285
    $2,653,242
    $32,182,582
    $34,835,824
    346
    $100,682
    NRCS ME-31
    19
    		 Freshwater Bayou Marsh Creation
    $30,571,307
    $2,425,997
    $31,918,327
    $34,344,324
    282
    $137,145

  5. Report/Decision: 33rd Priority Project List (Kristen Ramsey, FWS) 11:00 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. The Environmental Workgroup Chairman will present an overview of the ten PPL 33 candidate projects. The Technical Committee will make a recommendation to the Task Force for selecting PPL 33 projects for Phase I Engineering and Design.
    Region
    Basin
    PPL 33 Candidates
    Agency
    1
    Pontchartrain
    Bayou Ducros Marsh Creation
    NRCS
    1
    Pontchartrain
    Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection
    FWS
    2
    Breton Sound
    South Delacroix Marsh Creation
    NMFS
    2
    Breton Sound
    Bayou Terre aux Boeufs Ridge Restoration and Marsh Creation
    NRCS
    2
    Barataria
    West Dupre Cut Marsh Creation
    NRCS
    2
    Barataria
    Northwest Little Lake Marsh Creation
    FWS
    2
    Barataria
    Southeast Golden Meadow Marsh Creation
    FWS
    3
    Terrebonne
    East Terrebonne Landbridge Marsh Creation Increment 1
    FWS
    3
    Terrebonne
    Carencro Bayou Diversion
    NRCS
    4
    Calcasieu-Sabine
    Gulf Shoreline Protection West
    FWS

  6. Additional Agenda Items (Brad Inman, USACE) 11:50 p.m. to 11:55 p.m.

  7. Request for Public Comments (Brad Inman, USACE) 11:55 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

  8. Announcement: Priority Project List 34 Regional Planning Team Meetings (Brad Inman USACE) 12:00 p.m. to 12:05 p.m.
    January 30, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region IV Planning Team Meeting
    Lake Charles
    January 31, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region III Planning Team Meeting
    Morgan City
    February 1, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region I & II Planning Team Meeting
    Lacombe
    February 23, 2024
    10:30 a.m.
    Coastwide Electronic Voting /font>
    Via email, no meeting

  9. Announcement: Date of Upcoming CWPPRA Program Meeting (Brad Inman, USACE) 12:05 p.m. to 12:10 p.m. The Task Force meeting will be held January 25, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

  10. Announcement: Scheduled Dates of Future Program Meetings* (Kaitlyn Richard, USACE) 12:10 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
    January 25, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Task Force
    New Orleans
    January 30, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region IV Planning Team Meeting
    Lake Charles
    January 31, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region III Planning Team Meeting
    Morgan City
    February 1, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Region I & II Planning Team Meeting
    Lacombe
    April 4, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Technical Committee Meeting
    Baton Rouge
    May 2, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Task Force
    Lafayette
    September 5, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Technical Committee Meeting
    New Orleans
    October 3, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Task Force
    New Orleans
    December 5, 2024
    9:30 a.m.
    Technical Committee Meeting
    New Orleans
    *Subject to change

  11. Decision: Adjourn



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