Atchafalaya Basin Program Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan

Atchafalaya Basin Program Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan Project Solicitation Meeting August 19 th committed to our coast

Single state entity with authority to articulate a clear statement of priorities to achieve comprehensive coastal protection and restoration for Louisiana. Mandate is to develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration master plan. committed to our coast

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Created in 1998 Empowered by the state to implement and manage a state master plan for the Atchafalaya Basin Non-federal sponsor for the USACE Atchafalaya Basin Floodway Act 206 of 2008 Created Technical Advisory Group Focus on water management and quality Focus on recreational opportunity

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Act 570 of 2018 Transfers responsibilities of the Research and Promotion Board and DNR to CPRA and CPRAB Removes the Research and Promotion Board and replaces with the CPRA Board Modifies the Technical Advisory Group Allows for the inclusion of the Basin Annual Plan within the CPRA Annual Plan process

CPRA Annual Plan Fiscal Year 2021 Southcentral Coastal Region 16 active projects: 9 in construction, 6 in E & D, 1 project in planning

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 FY 2021 Project List: Henderson Lake WMU Spoil Bank Gapping Project East Grand Lake Upper Region Flat Lake Study Buffalo Cove Water Management Project Murphy Lake Depth Restoration Other outreach and public access projects: BSA Swamp Base Camp Sandy Cove Boat Launch Cajun Coast Welcome Center Trail Atchafalaya Basin Geo. Trail

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Henderson Lake WMU Spoil Bank Gapping Program

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 East Grand Lake Restoration Proposed project features.

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Flat Lake Study • Currently, contractor out collecting data

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 BSA Swamp Base Camp

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Project Solicitation Process New projects can be proposed by any source (including academia, parishes, elected officials, agencies, NGOs, landowners, business/industry, and the general public). Respond to dramatic changes in the coastal landscape (e. g. , resulting from hurricanes or other disasters that have occurred since the 2017 Coastal Master Plan was approved). Address future uncertainty challenges, such as climate change, or directly support future transitions in the ecosystem.

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 New Projects can be proposed that: Water Management a. Hydrologic Restoration; address problems with water quality and sedimentation. b. Public Access c. Beneficial use of dredge material (BUDMAT) d. Integrated Projects, which are projects that incorporate multiple approaches (consistent with the types mentioned above) and that function synergistically with newly proposed or 2017 Coastal Master Plan and 2021 ABP Annual Plan projects.

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Screening Criteria: 1. Consistency with the 2017 Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan Objectives and Principles 2. Geographic Area 3. Duplicative Effects 4. Adequate Information

ABP Project Solicitation FY 22 Submittal Details All proposals must be delivered electronically, in. pdf format, to Coastal@la. gov or mailed to the 2022 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan at P. O. Box 44027, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804 and received by October 15 th, 2020. Questions may be directed to Coastal@la. gov as well. CPRA staff may be available to help develop and refine project details and attributes. Please include “ 2022 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan” in the subject line of the email. Proposals should be no more than 7 pages (1 page for the Cover Sheet and Contact Information, 3 pages for Project Description, 1 page for the Map, and 1 -2 pages for Project Attributes).

FY 2022 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan Project Solicitation Meetings Virtual Presentation and Public comments Date Time Aug 19 th - CPRA 4 th Floor 2: 00 pm – 3: 00 pm Aug 19 th- CPRA 4 th Floor 6: 00 pm – 7: 00 pm

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