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Navigation Funding
for CMANC
Jim Walker
Navigation Business Line Manager
HQ, USACE
12 February 2009
Fiscal Issues
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Supplemental Appropriation
FY09 Continuing Resolution
FY09 Appropriation
Economic Stimulus
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
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Supplemental Appropriation
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Database of Natural Disaster Impacts
Info entered by Districts
Congress requests info, Corps responds
Appropriation passed 30 Sep 2008
$740M total
$500M for Navigation
Execution underway
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Continuing Resolution
• Straightline amount, 1 Oct – 6 Mar
• Amounts by Account
– Investigations
– Construction
– Operation and Maintenance
• Division Offices distribute, not necessarily
at Project level
• Expectation: appropriation passed before
current CR expires
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Navigation Budget Comparisons
Account
Investigations
Construction
O&M
MR&T
Nav TOTAL:
FY09
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495
1346
39
1900
FY08($M)
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572
1383
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2009
Total:
4741
4871
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Economic Stimulus –
Navigation Infrastructure
Navigation Assets
• Coastal Navigation
• Inland Navigation
• Navigation Structures
– Jetties, breakwaters, etc
– River training works
• Bridges
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What’s the process?
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Existing database (budget)
Unfunded work – capabilities
Anticipate Congressional guidance
Use budget development process
– District, Division, HQ Business Line Managers
• Legislation passes, final guidance
• Coordinate proposed work with Congress
• Execute!
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Economic Stimulus
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Administration
Jump start Economy
Put people to work
Geographic
distribution
Shovel ready work
Quick obligation
No new starts
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USACE
Infrastructure focus
Across Civil Works
Business Lines
Buy down risk
Nav Trust Funds
– IWTF, HMTF
• Performance Standards
• More Projects
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Committee Reports
Account
TOTAL:
Construction
O&M
MR&T
FUSRAP
Emer Ops
FCCE
Regulatory
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House
$4.5B
$2.0B
$2.225B
$0.25B
$0.025B
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Senate
$4.6B
$2.0B
$1.9B
$0.5B
$0.1B
$0.05B
$0.025B
$0.025B
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Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
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Revenue: $1.4B
Pres Budget: $707M (FY09)
Appropriation: $750M (estimated)
Goal: Full access to revenues collected
Restore America’s Maritime Promise
Senate 29 Dec ‘Dear Colleague’ letter
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FY09 Challenges
• Infrastructure finally getting attention!
• Navigation Program Execution
– $2B average annual appropriation
– $0.5B 30 Sep supplemental appropriation
– $2B (est) Economic Stimulus
• Regional and National dredging plans to
maximize dredge utilization
• It’s not ‘Business as Usual’
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