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Oil Spill Restoration Planning Part 2 (RESTORE Act, Criminal, NRDA, SEPs)

Oil Spill Restoration Planning Part 2 (RESTORE Act, Criminal, NRDA, SEPs). Kyle Graham Deputy Director CPRA May 15, 2013. committed to our coast. committed to our coast. Comprehensive Oil Spill Planning- Weaving it all Together Criminal Settlement –

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Oil Spill Restoration Planning Part 2 (RESTORE Act, Criminal, NRDA, SEPs)

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  1. Oil Spill Restoration Planning Part 2(RESTORE Act, Criminal, NRDA, SEPs) Kyle Graham Deputy Director CPRA May 15, 2013 committed to our coast committed to our coast

  2. Comprehensive Oil Spill Planning- Weaving it all Together • Criminal Settlement – • BP: $1.2B to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for barrier islands and diversions in Louisiana. • NFWF currently defining process. • Transocean: $75M directed to NFWF for barrier island restoration and/or river diversions off the coast of Louisiana. • Civil Penalties- RESTORE Act: 35% Equal Share Allocations, 30% Comprehensive Plan, 30% Impact Based State Allocations; Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPS) • Requires: 35% -State Plan, Parish Plans; 30% Council Plan; 30% State Plan • Transocean: $1B subject to RESTORE Act • Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA)- • Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement • Programmatic Restoration Plan • Draft and Final Restoration Plans • * Purpose of this presentation is to provide some examples of what we expect might be funded based on what we know.

  3. Where We Left Off… Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

  4. Barrier Islands Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

  5. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

  6. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

  7. Possible Probable NRDA Restoration Projects • Breton Island • Shell Island West • Chenier Ronquille • Whiskey Island • Mid Barataria Diversion • Lower Barataria Diversion • Lower Breton Diversion • Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Eastern Terrebonne • Calcasieu Ship Channel Salinity Control Structure • Mississippi River Sediment Delivery System East • Mississippi River Sediment Delivery System West • Lake Hermitage increment • Biloxi Marsh Oyster Reef • Possible Probable NFWF Projects • Caminada • East Timbalier • Mid Barataria Diversion • Mid Breton Diversion • Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Eastern Terrebonne • Maurepas Diversion • Possible Probable RESTORE Restoration Projects • Calcasieu Ship Channel Salinity Control Structure • HNC Lock Hydrologic Restoration • Bayou Chene Hydrologic Structure • Mississippi River Sediment Delivery System East • Mississippi River Sediment Delivery System West Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

  8. Next Steps: Continue Receiving Input Continue to work to understand NRDA Restoration Possibilities. Refine NFWF project list Propose refined NFWF project list to CPRA Board at July meeting QUESTIONS? Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

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