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USACE LIAISON UPDATE
Kevin KnightEconomistUSACE, Institute for Water Resources18 June 2021
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USACE HIGHLIGHTS• WRDA 2020 − Record number (46) Chief’s Reports – paves the way for $10B in projects− Changes Inland Waterways Trust Fund formula 50/50 to 65/35%− Directs USACE to update guidance related to sea level rise, invasive species,
economically disadvantaged communities− Amends existing authorities related to USACE study and project
deauthorization processes to address $98B backlog − Encourages nature-based infrastructure solutions and offers more flexibility in
identifying long-term solutions for repetitive flooding− Allows full utilization of the $10 billion balance in the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund by allowing $500 million to be appropriated in FY21, with an increase of $100 million annually until it is fully expended by 2030
• Inland Waterways User’s Board dissolved, but request to reinstate in progress• Congress allowing new Community Project Requests (CPR) – process in
development
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CIVIL WORKS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE HUB AND DATA CATALOG
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PORT STATISTICAL AREA (PSA) POLYGON WORK
• USACE moving to a geographic-centric method to redefine statistical port boundaries
(1) Port limits defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments; or
(2) Corporate limits of a municipality• Possible through a combination of collaboration with port authorities,
industry and stakeholders, research legislation and US Census Bureau geographic datasets for municipal definition.
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IMPROVEMENTS TODREDGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2.0
• New public website with cleaner direct access to information and data• Gantt chart and reporting capabilities• Ongoing update to Internal interfaces for data system usershttps://dredging.usace.army.mil/lpwb/f?p=116:1:2749988673629::NO:::
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• Development of Geospatial Viewer and Map Search capability on internal site
• Integration with the international S124 Safety Notice charting standard underway
NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTERESTS
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WATERBORNE COMMERCE 2020 DATA• OCT-2021
− FY 2020 Fact Card planned for release• NOV-2021
− FY 2020 Waterborne Container Traffic by Port/Waterway Data− FY 2020 Tonnage for Principal US Port− FY 2020 Tonnage for States and US Territories
• DEC-2021− FY 2020 Data posted to Web Publication Site
• JAN-2022− Waterborne Commerce of the United States Parts 1-5
Schedule: https://publibrary.planusace.us/#/document/29347ac9-a34e-4ffb-ff35-218bced10aaf
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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QUESTIONS?Kevin KnightInstitute for Water ResourcesUS Army Corps of Engineers7701 Telegraph Road, Casey BuildingAlexandria, VA 22315(703) [email protected]
