# Presentation: 552263

## WRDA 2000

**Public Law 106-541, 11 December 2000 **
**Estimated cost to complete all authorized projects: **
**Federal       ****	****$ 4.25 billion **
**Non-Federal****	**_**$ 3.04 billion**_** **
**Total            ****	****$ 7.29 billion**

## WRDA 2000Historic Facts

**106th Congress is first since 89th (1965-66) to pass two major CW authorization Acts**
**Largest cost since WRDA 1986**
**Includes Comprehensive Everglades Restoration -- the largest environmental restoration project in world history**

## Estimated Cost of WRDAs ($ billions)

## Title I - Project Authorizations

- §101a - 2 projects with completed Chief’s reports
- §101b - 28 projects subject to Chief’s report by 31 Dec 2000
- 125 projects under small project programs, if a study finds them feasible (§x = authority - n = #)

- §205 - 44
- §14 - 10
- §107 - 8

- §1135 - 10
- §206 - 36
- §3 - 3

- §2 - 3
- §111 - 1
- §204 - 6

**Notes:**
30 new projects authorized in Title 1.  2 a’s; 28 b’s.  

## New Regional Environmental Restoration Programs

***	******	******	******($ millions) ***
***Ohio River Mainstem, KY,IL,IN,OH,PA,WV******	***200.0	107.7	307.7
***Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem******	***100.3	54.0	154.3
***Illinois River Basin Restoration ******	***100.0	53.8	153.8
***Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay,******	***30.0	16.2	46.2
***    ******OR & WA***
***Charleston Harbor Restoration, SC******	***20.3	10.9	31.2
***New England Restoration ******	***45.0	24.2	69.2
***Coastal Mississippi Wetlands******	***10.0	5.4	15.4
***Lake Champlain, VT & NY******	***20.0	10.8	30.8
***Puget Sound, WA******	***_ 40.0_	_ 21.5_	  _ 61.5_
***Totals******	***$565.6	$304.6	$870.2

**Notes:**
9 new regional ecosystem restoration programs worth $870M.  

## Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)

- $7.8 billion CERP approved as framework
- 4 pilot projects; $69 million; 50 /50
- 10 initial projects; subject to ASA(CW) approval of reports (PIR’s) & Committee resolutions; $1.1 billion; 50 /50
- Monitoring & adaptive management; $100 million; 50 /50
- Programmatic authority; PIR’s; $206 million; $25 million per project; 50 / 50
- Additional projects require specific authorization
- Establish programattic regulations

## Title IV - Study Authorizations

**50 location specific studies**
**6 Regional Studies:**
**Lower Mississippi Resources Assessment**
**Upper Mississippi River Basin Sediment and Nutrient Study**
**Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan **
**Arkansas River Navigation Study (12 foot depth)**
**Delaware River Watershed**
**Merrimack River Basin, MA & NH**

## Major Policy Provisions

**Watershed Assessments**
**Tribal Initiatives**
**Ability to Pay**
**Feasibility Study In-kind Services Credits**
**Section 205 Appropriations Ceiling**
**Cooperation Agreements**

**Notes:**
  WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.  Amends Sec. 729, WRDA 1986 to conduct  assessments in cooperation/coordination with agencies and consultation with Federal, State, tribal, interstate and local government entities.  
  Can accept cash and in-kind contributions 
  Non-Federal share is 50% with in-kind credits  NTE 25% of the total cost 
  Authorizes $15 million for assessments (Current law:  $5 million)
  TRIBAL INITIATIVES.
  Study assistance to Indian tribes in coop with Secretary of Interior (limit to $1M per tribe)
  Authority to rebury of Native remains at projects and convey property to tribes for cemeteries
  ABILITY TO PAY. Expands to feasibility studies and all project purposes.
  FEASIBILITY STUDY IN-KIND SERVICES CREDITS.  Removes current limitation at one-half of non-Federal share.
  SECTION 205 APPROPRIATIONS CEILING. Increases the small flood control program appropriation annual ceiling from $40 million to $50 million.
  COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.  Provides that nothing in Section 221agreements shall be construed to obligate future appropriations where such future obligations are subject constitutional or legislative restrictions of the State or subdivision of the State.

## Project Development Initiatives

**Two National Academy of Sciences Studies**
**Independent Review**
**Methods of Analysis**
**Public Participation**
**Monitoring Program**
**Mitigation**

**Notes:**
  TWO NAS STUDIES.  Directs Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for independent review of feasibility studies and a comparative evaluation of state-of-the-art and current methods used for project analysis of each type of water resources project; provide reports in one year.

  PUBLIC PARTICIPATON.  Directs Secretary to establish procedures to enhance public participation in each feasibility study, including establishment of stakeholder advisory group, if appropriate.

  MONITORING PROGRAM.  Directs Secretary to conduct a monitoring program of economic and environmental results of up to 5 projects for a period of not less than 12 years.  Report every 3 years.

  MITIGATION.  Amends section 906(d) WRDA 86 on design of mitigation projects to reflect contemporary science.  Directs Comptroller General to conduct investigation of the effectiveness of concurrent mitigation requirements of section 906, report in 1 year.

## Support for Others 

**Interagency/Intergovernmental Support**
**Performance of Specialized or Technical Services**

**Notes:**
  INTERAGENCY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AUTHORITY.  Amends Section 234(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to authorize supporting appropriations of $250,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter.  Current law authorizes total appropriations of $1 million.

 PERFORMANCE OF SPECIALIZED OR TECHNICAL SERVICES (THOMAS AMENDMENT)  Directs conditions for the Secretary to provide specialized or technical services to a Federal agency (other than an agency of the Department of Defense) or a State or local government under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (31 U.S.C. 6505).  The chief executive of the requesting entity must submit to the Secretary a written request describing the scope of serves and agreeing to reimburse all associated costs and a certification "that includes adequate facts to establish that the services requested are not reasonably and quickly available through ordinary business channels."  Directs that the Secretary, before entering in to an agreement to provide requested services, must ensure that the requesting entity has met the requirements under this Section and execute a certification "that the Corps is uniquely qualified to perform such services."  Directs that the Secretary provide to the Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees an annual report identifying any request submitted by a Federal agency or a State or local government to provide specialized or technical services.

## Implementation Strategy

- §101b Project Authorizations - 22 of 28 Chief’s Reports issued by 31 Dec 00
- Specific guidance needed for 97 provisions;       35 are high priority for ASA(CW)
- Guidance for 125 CAP projects to follow CAP procedures
- General guidance for remainder to follow normal budget procedures
- All guidance to ASA(CW) for clearance by        16 Feb 01.