Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1993: Corps of Engineers, Lower Mississippi Valley Division

FISCAL YEAR 1993: The requested amount will be applied as follows:

NON-FEDERAL COST: Local interests are required to provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including a proportionate share of the cost of the bridge relocations over existing channels in accordance with the principles of Section 6 of the Bridge Alteration Act (Truman-Hobbs) of 21 June 1940, as amended by the Act of 16 July 1952, 25 percent of the cost of necessary retaining dikes for dredged materials and 50 percent of the total cost of recreation facilities. The non-Federal sponsor must comply with the requirements listed below:

Lower Mississippi Valley Division

Vicksburg District 29 JAN 1992

Red River Waterway Mississippi River to Shreveport, Louisiana 47

Payments During
Construction and
Reimbursements

Requirements of Local Cooperation

Provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, and dredged material disposal areas

Modify or relocate buildings, utilities, roads, bridges (except railroad bridges), and other facilities, where necessary in the construction of the project

Pay one-half of the separable costs allocated to recreation (except recreational navigation) and bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement of recreation facilities

Pay 6 percent of the first costs allocated to fish and wildlife and pay 6 percent of the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement of fish and wildlife facilities

Pay 25 percent of the first cost allocated to retention dikes required for construction and maintenance dredging

The non-Federal sponsor has also agreed to make all required payments concurrently with project construction. Non-Federal cost associated with the scheduled portion of the project are broken down as follows:

Since the local sponsor will assume all operation and maintenance costs and this cost will exceed the 6 percent local share, there will be no local requirement toward implementation costs.

Local interests are also required to operate and maintain recreation facilities and bridges, and to contribute
which includes $302,900 for replacements.
25 percent of the construction cost of dikes required for maintenance dredging at an estimated annual cost of $1,993,800

on 26 February 1969 and accepted on behalf of the United States on 15 April 1969.
STATUS OF LOCAL COOPERATION: Formal assurances of local cooperation were furnished by the Red River Waterway Commission
That agency was formed expressly to
provide the local cooperation required for the project and has levied a 2-mill assessment to fulfill its obligations.
Amended assurances covering the provisions of the Uniform Relocations Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, Public Law 91-646, and the specific written agreement requirements of Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970,
Public Law 91-611, were executed by the Red River Waterway Commission on 23 May 1973 and were accepted on behalf of the
by the Deputy Chief of Engineers on 23 July 1985.
United States on 14 November 1973. A cost sharing agreement covering nine recreation sites in Pools 1 and 2 was approved
for development of these nine sites was executed in January 1986.
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Corps and the local sponsor
incorporate HQUSACE comments.
The final draft contract between the Federal Government
and the State of Louisiana for cost-shared recreation development in Pools 3, 4, and 5 is currently being revised to
responsibilities of the local sponsor relative to the purchase of wildlife mitigation lands.
The Red River Waterway Commission agreed by letter dated 6 September 1983 to fulfill all
The Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries, by letter dated 22 July 1983, agreed to assume operation and maintenance responsibilities for
17 August 1990, respectively.
acquired wildlife mitigation lands. Updated letters of agreement covering the mitigation plan as presently conceived were
furnished by the Red River Waterway Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on 13 August 1990 and
Preparation of a Local Cooperation Agreement between the Federal Government and the State

of Louisiana for the acquisition of up to 5,000 acres of mitigation lands in the vicinity of Stumpy Lake/Swan Lake/Loggy
Bayou Wildlife Management Area at a cost not to exceed $2,500,000, in accordance with the FY 90 Energy and Water Development
Appropriation Act, is continuing, and preparation of a supplement to this Local Cooperation Agreement, which will cover the
accordance with the FY 92 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
acquisition of mitigation lands in the vicinity of the Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area, has been initiated in

The Red River Waterway Commission is providing its share of the project first costs by furnishing the necessary lands,
facilities, bridge relocations, and retaining dikes.
easements, and rights-of-way, performing utility relocations as needed, and providing cash contributions for recreation
for these dikes.
The Commission will contribute its share of retention dike
construction for maintenance dredging by cash contribution and they will provide the lands, easements, and rights-of-way

COMPARISON OF FEDERAL COST ESTIMATES:

the following items.
The current Federal (Corps of Engineers) cost estimate of $1,753,000,000 is an
increase of $14,000,000 from the latest estimate ($1,739,000,000) presented to Congress (FY 1992). This change includes

Item

The final statement was filed with CEQ on 11 May 1973. The Environmental Impact Statement is included in the project "Red River Waterway. Supplement No. 1 to the Environmental Impact Statement was STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: prepared for the Mississippi River to Shreveport reach of the Red River Waterway due to a change in project alignment from the authorizing document, and to include updated environmental information due to a reanalysis and to include results of The final Supplement No. 1 was filed with CEQ on 18 February 1977, and published in the Federal Register on 25 February 1977. A third Environmental Impact Statement (Supplement No. 2) was submitted to the Environmental the ground-water studies. Protection Agency in final form on 10 November 1983, and the record of decision was signed by the Division Engineer on 4 January 1984. This supplement was necessary to document the expanding base of data and design information being developed and accompanied the General Reevaluation Report.

An Environmental Assessment was prepared for Pool No. 2 to present the results of investigations of the impacts of the 58and 64-foot elevations. The Environmental Assessment resulted in a Finding of No Significant Impact which allowed a design Following review by the public, the Finding of No Significant Impact was signed change from 58- to 64-foot pool elevations. on 21 April 1982.

Funds to initiate preconstruction engineering and design were appropriated in FY 1971 and allotted in Funds to initiate construction were appropriated in FY 1973.

OTHER INFORMATION: FY 1972.

The Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as modified by the Water Resources Development Acts of 1988 and 1990 and the FY 90 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, authorized the wildlife mitigation project for the waterway above The Water Resources Development Act of 1990 modifies the mile 104 to Shreveport, LA, at a total cost of $9,420,000. mitigation project by authorizing the Secretary of the Army to acquire an additional 12,000 acres adjacent to or close to The real estate design memorandum, which presents the real estate requirements for the Loggy Bayou area mitigation lands, has been approved, and the real estate design memorandum which will present the the Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area. The Chief of Engineers report on real estate requirements for the Bayou Bodcau area mitigation lands has been initiated. mitigation has been returned unendorsed to the Secretary of the Army by OMB because it does not clearly demonstrate compliance with the Administration's policy on mitigation. A supplemental report which provides the requested information required to demonstrate compliance has been submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Army. The supplemental report, which was submitted prior to passage of the FY 90 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act and the Water Resources Development Act of 1990, recommends the acquisition of only 300 acres in the Stumpy Lake area and no lands in the vicinity of the Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area.

APPROPRIATION TITLE:

PROJECT:

Alton to Gale Organized Levee Districts, Illinois and Missouri (Continuing, Deficiency Correction)
LOCATION: The levee system is located adjacent to the Mississippi River between Alton, Illinois and Gale, Illinois.

DESCRIPTION: The project involves repairing levee slides to prevent breaching during high water conditions. The recommended plan will correct the slides by a lime stabilization procedure. The unprogrammed portion reflects an estimate

of future levee slides.

AUTHORIZATION: Flood Control Acts of 1936, 1938, 1946; Water Resources Development Act of 1986.

REMAINING BENEFIT - REMAINING COST RATIO: The remaining benefit-remaining cost ratio is not applicable because the project is essentially completed, except for remedial work.

BASIS OF BENEFIT - COST RATIO: Not applicable.

Includes actual costs of $1,954,000 provided by the Productive Employment Appropriation Act of 1983 (PL 98-8) enacted 24 March 1983 (Jobs Bill).

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