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“Getting the Funding Right” Kim Koleos Juris Doctor , University of Florida . Navigation / Flood Control One time authorizations Projects are structural in nature - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“Getting the Funding Right”
Kim Koleos Juris Doctor , University of Florida
Traditional Army Corps ProjectsWater Resources Development Act (WRDA)
• Navigation / Flood Control• One time authorizations• Projects are structural in
nature – Infrastructure in the form of
water control structures - dams, levees, reservoirs, etc.
– Maintenance in the form of dredging channels and harbors
Pre-Channelized Kissimmee River in 1961
Channelized Kissimmee River – 1962 to 1971
Kissimmee River Restoration – 1994 to 2011
• WRDA 1986– est. cost-sharing formulas– ability to change existing structures to improve
environmental quality • WRDA 1990
– Environmental Protection Mission– Contamination cleanup, dredged material
disposal and hazardous waste management• WRDA 1996
– Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration added to the Corps’ Continuing Authorities Program
• WRDA 2000– Everglades Restoration (CERP)
Army Corps Involvement in Environmental Restoration
• Congress approves a Comprehensive Plan• Congress specifically authorizes individual
projects developed under the Plan• Plans have multiple phases of restoration, with
multiple set of projects • Diverse group of stakeholders • Use of Adaptive Management• Implementation of the Plan spans decades -
30 to 50 years• Problem: streamlining the authorization process,
in order to enable the appropriations process
Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration Projects
Water Resources Restoration Act (WRRA)
• Purposes:– To ensure the coordinated enhancement, restoration
and protection of natural water systems and water resources
– To authorize all U.S. Army Corps restoration projects through passage of WRRA
– To begin a 2-year cycle for the passage of WRRA– Utilized as a vehicle for the long-term restoration of
the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the Nation’s water resources
Water Resources Restoration Act (cont.)
• Prerequisites for Authorization under WRRA– Planning requirement
• Restoration Plan for a single activity• Comprehensive Plan for activities that are interconnected
– Cooperative Agreement• That non-federal entities will NOT take actions that will
jeopardize restoration activities or adversely affect the water resources being restored
– Statement of Financial Ability• The capacity to carry out cost-sharing responsibilities
Water Resources Restoration Act (cont.)
• Cost-Sharing Agreements– case-by-case basis for both implementation and
operation & management costs
• Potential backlash? • Support? • Authorization of all restoration projects?• Potential projects to be included in WRRA?
Everglades
Louisiana Coastal Area
Upper Mississippi River & Illinois Water-Way Restoration
Missouri River System
Great Lakes
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration - today
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration - future