RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Matrix — Department of the Treasury 

Applicant Name: Tangipahoa Parish Government

1. MULTIYEAR PLAN VERSION (INITIAL OR AMENDMENT NUMBER): amendment #2 2a. DATE OF INITIAL MULTIYEAR PLAN ACCEPTANCE (mm/dd/yyyy): 

3. CUMULATIVE DIRECT COMPONENT ALLOCATION AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO APPLICANT: $992,729 4. TOTAL ALLOCATIONS P

5. Primary Direct Component EligibleActivity Further Described in Application

(Static Field)

6. Activity Title (Static Field) 7. Location (Static Field)

8. Estimated Total Funding Contributions For Proposed Activity(ies)(refer to Inst

8a. Direct ComponentContribution

8b. Other RESTORE Act

Contribution

8c. Other Third Party

Contribution

Infrastructure projects benefittingthe economy or ecological

resources, including port

infrastructure

Lee's Landing Boat Launch

restoration‐repair

Tangipahoa Parish, on TangipahoaRiver

$558,257 $0 $0 

Planning assistance Review and study of mouth of

Tangipahoa River dredging at its

entry into Lake Pontchartrain

Tangipahoa Parish $25,000 $0 $0 

Planning assistance Greenway route planning and

study‐coastal ecotourism, includingbiodiversity survey

Tangipahoa Parish‐ Highway 51

Greenway from City of Ponchatoula

to Pass Manchac (biodiversity andeducation‐marketing)

$71,314 $0 $0 

Planning assistance Rock Jetty Plan and study Tangipahoa Parish southend along

Lake Pontchartrain shoreline

$20,000 $0 $0 

Coastal flood protection andrelated infrastructure

Manchac Landbridge (Rock

Breakwater) Shoreline ProtectionProject ‐ Phase 2

Tangipahoa Parish southend alongLake Pontchartrain shoreline

between Tangipahoa River and

Pass Manchac

$491,871 $3,000,000 $0 

12. ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACTIVITY(IES) (refer to

Instructions) $1,166,442 $3,000,000 $0 

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RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Narrative

Department of the Treasury

OMB Approval No. 1505‐0250

Directions: Use this form for the Initial Multiyear Plan and any subsequent amendments to an

accepted Multiyear Plan. For amendments, include only new and/or materially modified activities.

Multiyear Plan Version (Initial or Amendment Number): Amendment 002

Date of Initial Multiyear Plan Acceptance: 08/28/2015

Date of Last Multiyear Plan Revision Acceptance: 09/15/2017

Eligible Applicant Name: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Name and Contact Information of the Person to be contacted (POC) on matters concerning this Multiyear Implementation Plan:

POC Name: Missy Cowart

POC Title: Parish Grants Coordinator/Accounting Director

POC Email: missycowart@tangipahoa.org

POC Phone: (985) 748‐3211 or (985) 507‐5705

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION:

1. A description of each activity, including the need, purpose, objective(s), milestones and location. Include map showing the location

of each activity.

Amendment #2 adds one additional project (as summarized below) to Tangipahoa Parish's previously accepted multiyear

plan #1, which was accepted by Treasury on 9/15/2017. The additional project is referred to as the Manchac Landbridge

(Rock Breakwater) Shoreline Protection Project for the construction of rock breakwaters along Lake Pontchartrain, which is

located within the Gulf Coast Region. Phase I of this project was completed in 2014 using federal CIAP funds.

Approximately 3 miles of rock breakwaters were completed under Phase 1. Phase II of the project will complete an

additional 1 mile of rock breakwaters along the Tangipahoa Parish shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. Phase II project area

runs east to west along the shoreline from the mouth of the Tangipahoa River to near Pass Manchac. The Parish will

consider the recommendations that come from the Rock Jetty Plan and Study for this project, being done by Southeastern

LA University in a sub‐recipient agreement.

Project Need: Tangipahoa Parish has identified this project since 2012 as a project needed to preserve shoreline integrity

and reduce wetland degradation, protect the natural wetland area of Tangipahoa Parish, while reducing the erosion of the

fragile shoreline (see Attachment 1). However, the project estimated costs were generally more than the Parish

government could afford by itself, so earlier attempts to do this work were postponed.

Purpose: Complete Phase II of this project that will protect the natural wetland and habitat along the Lake Pontchartrain

shoreline while reducing shoreline erosion of the existing Lake Pontchartrain shoreline in this part of Tangipahoa Parish.

Objectives: To complete Manchac Landbridge (Rock Breakwater) Shoreline Protection Project ‐ Phase II which includes an

additional mile of rock breakwaters along the Tangipahoa Parish shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain.

Milestones: Milestone #1‐ Receive documents from State of LA providing for the State Restore Program match and the

ability to begin using those funds; #2 Completion of project design plans and specifications; #3) Advertising and acceptance

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maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information, should be directed to the Department of the

Treasury, Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20220.
                                       

                       

                                   

                                       

                   

                                             

                           

                                       

                                               

                                       

                                     

         

                               

                                            

                                     

                             

                                   

                             

                                      

                                     

                                     

             

                                         

                                           

                       

                               

                                      

                                       

                                 

                                         

                                   

                                   

                                   

of public bids for project construction; #4) After all contracts are in order, begin construction of breakwater as per the

plans and specifications; #5) Complete construction of breakwater and acceptance by Parish Government.

Location: Attachments 2 and 3 show the project area as being along the northwest shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain in

Tangipahoa Parish, at is most southern end, and between the mouth of the Tangipahoa River and Pass Manchac. It is

within the Gulf Coast Region and in the coastal zone.

2. How the applicant made the multiyear plan available for 45 days for public review and comment, in a manner calculated to obtain

broad‐based participation from individuals, businesses, Indian tribes, and non‐profit organizations, such as through public meetings,

presentations in languages other than English, and postings on the Internet. The applicant will need to submit documentation (e.g., a

copy of public notices) to demonstrate that it made its multiyear plan available to the public for at least 45 days. In addition, describe

how each activity in the multiyear plan was approved after consideration of all meaningful input from the public and submit

documentation (e.g., a letter from the applicant's leadership approving submission of the multiyear plan to Treasury or a resolution

approving the applicant's multiyear plan).

Tangipahoa Parish provided the public with review and comment opportunities through several options. Public meetings

were held on January 4 and 10th, 2018 in 2 different public locations. A 45‐day public notice advertisement also ran in the

local newspaper, which provided a closed comment period from March 15th, 2018 to April 30, 2018. These notices were

also placed on the Parish's website (www.tangipahoa.org) along with the proposed Amendment #002. Written public

notices were also mailed to a variety of communities and interested parties, including the cities of Hammond and

Ponchatoula within the coastal zone, the Chambers of Commerce and the Tourism and Visitor's Bureau, Southeastern

University, and the Friends of the Greenway non‐profit group. The public hearings did bring forth a few persons including

some of the Parish staff and interest from Friends of the Greenway (non‐profit) organization. There were no written public

comments at the public meetings or during the 45‐day public comment period. There were only verbal support shown for

the proposed plan during the public meetings.

3. How each activity included in the applicant's multiyear plan matrix meets all the requirements under the RESTORE Act, including a

description of how each activity is eligible for funding based on the geographic location of each activity and how each activity qualifies

for at least one of the eligible activities under the RESTORE Act.

Manchac Landbridge (Rock Breakwater) Shoreline Protection Project ‐ Phase 2, is for the construction of the rock

breakwater along Lake Pontchartrain, which is located within the Gulf Coast Region. Phase 1 of this project was completed

in 2013‐14 using federal CIAP funds. Approximately 3 miles of rock breakwater were completed under Phase 1. Phase II of

the project will complete an additional mile of rock breakwater along the Tangipahoa Parish shoreline of Lake

Pontchartrain. Phase II project area runs east to west along the shoreline from the mouth of the Tangipahoa River to near

Pass Manchac. This project can be reasonably identified with the eligible activity of coastal flood protection and related

infrastructure [31 CFR § 34.201(g)] because it will reduce shoreline erosion while helping to accrete land behind the

breakwater in the project area. It is therefore an eligible activity and is located in the Louisiana Coastal Zone.
                                               

                       

                                   

                               

                                 

                                     

                                         

                             

                                    

                                   

                                   

                                       

                                 

                                    

         

                                         

                                      

                                   

                                     

                                     

                                   

                               

                             

                                         

                                       

                             

                                   

                                   

                  

4. Criteria the applicant will use to evaluate the success of the activities included in the multiyear plan matrix in helping to restore and

protect the Gulf Coast Region impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The success of the previous coastal flood protection shoreline erosion project lead to the proposed construction of

approximately one additional mile of rock breakwater landbridge project in Lake Pontchartrain and the reduction of

shoreline erosion and accretion of land behind the breakwater in the project area. (see attached information and map

from the existing jetty project). This is expected to greatly help in the restoration and protection of negatively impacted

wetland areas in southern Tangipahoa Parish. A new study on the impacts, problems, and needs for the rock jetty project is

now being started by the Parish's sub‐recipient organization, Southeastern LA University. This study will help to identify

any construction standards or concerns to be used in the proposed extension of the Rock Jetty breakwater. In addition,

the recently started Greenway study planning project will help the Parish to provide a prioritized determination of any

future projects along the proposed Greenway (the 8‐mile linear route between the City of Ponchatoula to Manchac) within

the coastal zone, and the eco‐tourism value of such projects. However, the Parish intends to wait until the planning study

is complete, along with required public input, before adding any Greenway projects to future Restore Multi‐Year Plan

matrixes. This will help to determine additional projects or plans that may benefit the federal activities and objectives

outlined in the Restore program.

5. How the activities included in the multiyear plan matrix were prioritized and list the criteria used to establish the priorities.

The only project included in this amendment was selected based on the incomplete and existing Rock Jetty breakwater

project that only protected a portion of the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline from further erosion. The project's priority came

from the need and expected positive impact of the project, and the feasibility of completing this project with available

RESTORE Act DC funds and CPRA RESTORE Act Parish Matching funds (which became available last year), along with the

project's addressing key elements and goals of the written and adopted State’s Coastal Master Plan. These criteria were

important to the Tangipahoa Parish government and to key users of the coastal area (boaters, fishermen, environmentally

concerned citizens). The Manchac Landbridge Rock Breakwater Shoreline Protection Project is consistent with the 2017

State of LA Coastal Master Plan, as well as the eligibility requirements detailed in the RESTORE Act. On December 13, 2017,

the Parish was notified by CPRA that it was awarded $3M under the CPRA RESTORE Act Parish Matching Program for

engineering and design and construction of the Manchac Landbridge (Rock Breakwater) Shoreline Protection Project. This

project will significantly contribute to the reduction of shoreline erosion and accretion of land behind the breakwater in

the project area. The Parish will also consider the recommendations from the recently started Rock Jetty study project

regarding the impacts of the existing rock breakwater project.
                                       

                                           

                                     

                                 

           

                                       

                                 

                                   

                                          

                              

                                   

                                         

                           

6. If applicable, describe the amount and current status of funding from other sources (e.g., other RESTORE Act contribution, other

third party contribution) and provide a description of the specific portion of the project to be funded by the RESTORE Act Direct

Component.

Tangipahoa Parish intends to use this Restore Act Direct Component funding as cost share match to available funding from

the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) for the proposed Rock Jetty project. The total estimated

cost of the project is $3,491,871.

This estimate is based on review of previous public bids for a similar breakwater project in Tangipahoa Parish and project

engineer input on this project. Tangipahoa Parish has pledged $491,871 of parish RESTORE Act Direct Component funds

towards this project, which includes funding not expended from the Lee's Landing boat launch project since bids were

lower than estimated (that project is complete and in use). The State of LA CPRA is requesting $3M in RESTORE Spill

Impact Component funding towards engineering design and construction of this project. Tangipahoa Parish may increase

its contribution of RESTORE Act Direct Component funds as needed to accomplish this project as funds become available to

the Parish. Note that the State of Louisiana CPRA multi‐year plan must also be approved by the federal Restore Program in

order for the matching funds from the State to be available for the Parish's project.