AP"ROnIAT '''N TlTLl

p~()J&CT' \ l.lh Pon'c.

Cons .. "",lo" r ... ""ul - LocII Pro' ~ct\o" (Floo~ Cont.ol) - Co ... tTuctlon

uhiAnA Ind Vldnlt Huniclne P.oteCt'on) ""nunu.n Hunlclne frotec,lon){Contlnuln, uhiAnA

LrlCATlo);, Thoe "rnl _c, Is loCAted In St. CIIsrlea, Jetfenon, Orlean.. St. ~erna.d. and St. T_ ... ny Pa r l.hoe _ In 000 ' ''''30' l",u lalans '" ,Iwo 'I'!""ral .1c\nHy of "'" orles". adjacent to t..ol<e ""n,,,hartnl,,.

AurnoR IZATlON· Fl<>o~ Control Act of 19~5 and ICter hlourc". o...elo_n. ,I.e' o f 19H .

~',NF.F IT Tn roST RATIO, ne r ... t"(~ bp. .... flt- r CII.ln\~ coot r atio !8 16.5 ,0 1 .t 3-118 "" reent. The b"nd!, '" Cost ratio for ,"" fl lel, ,eu tor ""Ich Co""reo. anoro or loted Inlthl co .... ructlon tundl (n 1961) ... . 11.6 to I, The benefl' '" eo.t r a ti o I. b • • c~ on t "" "..ol e et f""e'lo"l~ Indell'"""enth .

Ace .... . SlIK/IAR1ZFll fiNANCIAL OATA lof E •••

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8oth •• ted Toul APprop.latlon Re'!olre_n ' $457,000,000

fotor e I>on-redU I I ~I~buroe .... nt S~6,OOO,1l()0

l'.Ott .. t .~ Fed~r.l Co •• (UlthoHe ) htl ... ted I>on-Pedenl eo.t

llel"" uro ...... nt: nunlcane Noteetlon S~~.ooo.<)()O

qo ."'~ .n .....

411\ ,1100,000 1~7,OOO,1lIIIl

Cu~ ""'~trlbutlon

Ot""r To.al !otl· ... t~d Prnleet eo"t

41.964,000 S~~".riM,i'\M

AHoe.,1on. '0 30 Septe"'" 198) r.oolecenee A11~wo",,~ for FY 19~4

Allocott"" for H 19R~

,1,1 loe.tlo~. to Do ...

___ -'>' Alloeltlon hquca.ed for FV 198 5 Seh~duled IIahnce '" r"",n\e.@ AttU Py 19~5

Un..,~ed"led S alo nee to C<"ulete Aftu fY 1985

\41.280,000 16.RI"lIl,n<lO 11.769,OQI) If

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!ntlre Pro\~et --'-0- -COHPLlTlON

SIlIIlVULE ~ep 1991 2/

Indefinite 31 ~ .TCler Unit 1 Su 1965 -"'" Ocluno P .. U unit 12

lie" ..... lun ..... . . Unit () Ind~flnlte 4/ tIton<l ... nh Unit 0 In<ldlnite J/ C!ofth,.,.,e Unit 73 s..~ IHI -

21 b;dudea ~.nle<. Ko"d ... lll ~ . nd lie .. - orlca ... ""It Unit. ~'eh h .... c ! ndefinit@

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co.oletlon datu. (See ·'Other InforMtlon·') Co .. vletlon sch~dule '''''efinlte pondl~

co.nhtlon of tM tcotud1, r uub.lulon of the ~"" Iro,..nul loop.c' Sta .. "",nt anod thai ele ... nce I .. thoe cou.u . (See ·OtMr !nfor •• tlon . -)

eo.pletlo" schedule Indefinite ""nd!~ co.plf,tlon ot additlou! de t aUe d eeN Iro"",,,n<o1 ", odlu . (See -Other lnfono&tlan, -)

II Renec ... <cduo.1"" ot $1.OOfI.OOO ... I~ned ...... lnS •• nd dlvp.ge - . ntI. tun_! ... of $4,1111,0<10 {ro. t"" urol e ct.

Co .. pl~tton ..,!w!duh Indeflnlt~ until financial " unpon Is t .... ntohed by !ocd Interu ... (See -O.O<:r Info ... atlon.-)

Dlvl"on' Lo_' NI .. l u hul hll ey Dlltclet' New Orh.no t..o~e I'ont<~.ctu'n, Lout.lano, .ntI

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PHYSICAL DATA

~: A"er •• a hdsht: 13 feet Leaath: 80 .11 ••

D.. Clo.ure.: 9

Control Structur .. : Chef Menteur: 1,200 feet vIde 11 RilOleu: 1,100 feet vide 11 -Seabroolt: 116 feet vIde -

P_pl", Plant:

1./ Part of Barrier Plan eur:rently under court in junctlon.

Drat ..... e Structure.:

~: 13.3.Ue.

Loc"': Seabroolt: 8. feet by 800 feet R18°leU: 110 feet by 800 feet !I

FloodvaU.: 15 . 5 miles

Flood.ate.: J

JUSTIFICATION: The lowl.nd. In the Leke Pontch.rtrain tidal bedn are .ubject to tidal overflov. The Gr .. tar New Orlaana Metrop<>l1un Area vhlch l1e. in thi. baain .. 111 conUnue ite rapid aco_lc develos-ent in the future year • ••• n thoulh ••• ere daaa ••• hay. relulted fro. leveral hurrlcaa •• in the paat ,.arl. Hurrieane daaaael relult frOll .url" entninl Leke Pontchutuin frOll Leite Iors". throuah natural Ud.l pa ..... t the R1soleu .nd Chef Menleur ..... Pa ... Dd the Innet Harbor Jlavll.UOIl C.RAL The .urle. are Intenaif1ed by local .. ind effects .Dd the cOIIbln.tion of t& wav ••• Dd lurla cau.ina overtoppina of the protective vorb alona the ahor •• of Lake Pontchartratn. The ••• tern en porUon of the are. t. .lao .ubject to floodi ... by .urles .nd v ..... th.t lIOn directly fr ... Leite Iorlne and overtop the exbUna in.dequ.ta protectin .y.tea .e .... rd of the developed land .rea.. M. re.ult. reatdenc ... nd Induetrial aDd c_erc1al eat.bUsheenU .uffer daaale, buain ..... ctivlties .re dlarupted. U"e •• re enda .... red. and hazard. to health are crelted. Hurrle_ft_ auch .ore aeYere ttap eny of reeord are poel1ble. In t.he event of the occurrence of ouch I aever. hurric.ne. cat •• trophic property daaa,e Ind lOll of hoao.n Ufe would be experienced. Local intereste ha ... requ.eted protecUon llaiU.t the.e thre.ta to life .nd property. The Leite Pontchartrain hurricane protection proj.ct viII provide the nece ••• ry protection. The Hi •• l •• ippi Ri"er-Gulf Outlet vi. the Inner Harbor Havil.Uon C.nal provld ... direct tid.l route froa the Culf of Mexico to Lelta PODtchartraiD. Con.btent with the raUonale that 1.lte In.'' can be controlled by Ii.lUna Udal Inflow to the lalte •• loclt and control .tructur. c_ple,. 1& to be conatructed It the junction of the InDer H.rbor JIa"iSIUon C.nal Ind Lek. Pontch.rtrain .t Seabrook. The coaplex .. 111 provide for flood control ••• 11nity control. and RAvil.tion. The coet of tha S.abroolt Co.plax 10 alloc.tad 50 parcent to the hurricane protection project .nd SO perc.nt to the Mlo'illippl River-Gulf Outl.t project. Hurricane • .. uy,· in Septeaber 1965. ".und extenlive d ...... nd floodinl of urb.n area. of the New Or1 •• ,.. .rea to depths of up to 10 fe.t. HurrIcane ·C..Ule" occurred in the project .rea in Au .... t 1969 .nd flooded ar ... alo ... the Inner Hlrbor JlaviaaUon C.nal. bt.D.lve floodina .nd " ... rtoppina of I ..... would ha.,. occurred in the project .rea ID Septeaber 1974 if hurric.ne ·C .... en· had cUDtinued 011 itl predIcted course.

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Th. a"era •• an ..... l ""neUt. aad d .. iS .... Ud r.d.".lopllent are .. are .. follo ... :

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Flood Control

Mount (l Oc~1983)

$351.780.000 4.451.000

led.v.l0e-.nt Area (PL 89-136) .Partah/Count, and State !!!!!. S ...... ctlon

Area ledevelopaent

Total Anauel ..... Ue. $356.231.000

Louisiana Jefferson Orleans St. Bernard St. Charles St. John the Baptist St. Tammany Tangipahoa

Mississippi Hancock

PlSCAL YIIAR 1985: The requested amount of $17,500 , 000 will be applied as follows:

Battier Unit Engineering and D~sign Supervision and Administration

!lew Orl ..... laat Unit Initi.t. : --.;;;;-orl •• na Laltefront La •••• West of

Inn.r Harbor Navil.tion canal

Subtotal

Cier ... laclt-Levee. Station 176 to 574, 3rd lift !lew Orl.ana Ea.t. Laltafront Levee !tom

Parle load to Southpoint (Foreshore Protection) Citr ... Lelt.front La.ee.

Inn.r Harbor N.vil.tion Clnal, Paris Road -ror •• hore. Protection

!ngin •• r1ns and Dadln

o _ 50,000 $50,000

$837,000 2,080,000

2,900,000

5,607,000 800,000 680,000 S .. p.r"i.lon and Adalnletration

Subtotal $12,9011; 000

IV (8) IV (8) IV (8) IV (6) IV (8) IV (8) IV (8)

IV (8)

Lake Pontchartrain, Loui91ana~ and Vicinity (Hurricane Protection)

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..... Orl ..... Wat Uait Enaine.riaa .nd De.i,a Super.l.ioa .ad Adaialatr.tioa

KaneledUe UDit !acine.rinl and o..ilD 8I1p."101on anel Adain1atretion

Chalmette Unit Initiate: --station 370-682, Final Enlargement Complete:

Station 1121 to 1568, .lot LevM Enlargement Ve~ret Floodwall; and Ct'eedlllore Canal Drainage. Structure

Engineering and Design Superviaion and Admlnlsttation

900,000

Subtotal 200,000

$ 1,100,000

6,000 2,000

Subtotal 8,000

$ 1,250,000

713,000 1,050,000

Subtotal 425,000

$ 3,438,060

Graud Total $17,500,000

Co ... truction of the Nett Orle .... lek.front le .. e .... t of the Inner Harbor "'via.tioa canal. the thirel lift of the Citrue back le .. ee fr ... St.tion 176 to 574. the Citr ... latefront le.u Inner Harbor lIavi.stion canal to P.rla lo.d for .. hor. protection, .nc! the .... Orl.ana !aat lekefront levee fr ... Parie Ro.d to Southpoint for .. hore protecUon will provide. hiahar dear .. of int.rt. protection to tha Hew Orlaana Eaat Unit. Conatruction of the final le.ee .nler .... nt fr ... Station 370 to 682 .nd the firlt enl.rs_ent on the leva. fr ... St.tion 1121 to 1568 viII provide a hisher delree of inters. protection to the Chat.ette Unlt.

IiOII-P!I>ElAL COST: Local iDtere.u .re to be.r 30 percent of the Urat coat to include the fair _rket .al ... of all laDdI. .aa.ent.. .nc! rishtl-ot_ay. includiftl borrow .ocI diapolal are... Dec .... ry for co ... trllction of the hurricane f .. tllre •• nd to acc ... pU.h .U Dec .... ry alt.rationa aDd relocationa to ro ..... railroad •• pipeline •• cabl ... vhan ... dra1ne.e Itrllctur ... aocl other faclliU .. ude nec .... ry by the conatruction ""r.... They are required to .hare 10 only one-half the coat of the S.abrook Lock, the othar half beiaa con.tructed for nedsaUon purpo •• 1 at rederal expenee. In addition. local inter •• u are requir ... to contribute the capit.lhed COlt of operation eocl aainten.nce for I1sol.ta Lock. Th. current eltiuu of project caeta to be borne by local intereata follova:

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"locatioaa Caah Contri butioa ...

... ed on 30 parcnt of total project coat laa. seabrook

.... 01 on 15/115 ratio for Seabrook Lock Capitaliaation of Operatioa and Maintenanca for IiI0l.t. LoCK

latabura_t: "'rricaa. Prot.ctioa Total

, 24.543.000 17 .421.000

65.296.000 10.240.000 23.500.000 56.000.000

tI91 .000.000 Local intere.u are ra'lairad to operata nd adntaln aU fa.ture. of the proj.ct worb. ucladiq the IiloleU Ia"il.tioa Lock aad Ch_l .ad the .,dif1ed dual-purpo.e se.brook Lock. The a .... al coat to local int.r.at. for operaUoa aad _int.aaace b e.U .. ted at $1.069.000 iacladiq ,443.000 for aat.rial r.ple_U,

In eddition. local int.r •• t.. tbrOUCh the coabiaed .ffort. of the State of Louiaiena. local 1 .... aad drain .. e di.trict •• aad pari.b polic. jurie •• ha". apent aa .at1aated '25.366.000 bet .. an 1930-1963. baa.d on the be.t co.t r.cord ... ailabl •• to i .. roye aad .. intain the hurricane prot.ctioa .y.t .. azi.tiDi prior to projact autboriaatioac AYailabla coat. of record are tabulat.d below:

Coabination of State of Loui.tana aad Lake Sorpe La ... Di.trict La .. e Di.trict on the a.&l_tt. lack ...... Prot.ction Sy.t_

Orlaaa. LeYe. Di.trict Soard Port of .. Orleen. (1 ..... alonl Iaduatrial Canal) Pontchartraln La"e. Dhtrict fourth Dralnq. Di.trict of Jeff.rean P.ri.b

Total

and Cbel_tt. "ck • 4.410.000

12.010.000 924.000

5,022.000 3.000.000

$25.366.000

A very •••• r. burrican •• ""t.y." occurred in the proj.ct are. in llepteabar 1965. ju.t prior to the autboria.tioa of the proj.ct in Oetober 1965. Cone1derabl. 01 ..... w. don. to any of the .&1aUq 1 ...... and local int.r •• u ~diately inetitut.d an .ccaler.ted rehabilitatiou prosr_. wUb the new of r.etoriq and .tr .... theuiq ."i.Uq protection prior to .uccaediDi burricn •• eaaone. Only work perfomacl by local int.r •• t. after project autborlaation. which coafor .. to the projact da.lp critaria aad aline.ant. will be accepted by tb. UDitad State. a • .... rk-in-kind in 11 ... of ca.b contribution.

Lake Pontchartraln. Louia1aaa. and Viduity (Hurricane i~~cuoa)

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STATDS CIt IDCAL COOPDATlOII: Anuunc .. are required for the two i ..... pe .... 8Iltl, ju.tified pIau authorbed II, eo",re ...

1. CbalAau. Are. PlaD:

•• Orle .... IA .... Dbtrict: "" .. re_nt. at ".urene" co ... rt ... all loc.l cooper.tion requir ... at •• nd • deferred pa,..nt pl.n .. authorlled II, Pulll1c lAw 93-2S1 var. aecuted o. 30 Karch 1976. Thee .... urenc .. vere accepted on !lebalf of the United St.te. on 7 Dec_liar 1977 •

b. St. hnard Perbh Police Jur, .nd lAke IIorlne haln IAv.e Diatrtct: .... Jobt alre ... nt. at e .. uranee. cov.rina all loc.l cooperation requir ... nt. and • deferr.d pe,aent pl.n .. cuthorlled lIJ Puillic lAw 93-2S1 v.re e"ecuted on Z April 1976. The .. a .. ur.nce. were .ccepted on lIah.lf of the United Stat .. on 7 Dec .. lI.r 1977.

2. hrri ••• laD:

•. Orl.ana lAve. District: llew .. re ... nt. of ."urance. coyed", .U local coop.rauon r.quir ... nta .nd • deferred pe,.ent plan .. autborized II, Public Lav 9)-ZSi v.n .xecuted on 30 Karch 1976. 1'11 ..... aur.ne •• va.e acc.pted on bebalf of the United Stat .. oa 7 Dec_lIa. 1977.

b. St. T_an, ' •• bh: The 1.oubi.n. Offic. of Public Vorka .,..cut.d .D .ct of ..... r.nee dat.d II Mov_ber 1976 .. r_inl to fulfill .11 local cooperation requlr_nt. for tbat portion at the project in St. t __ n, Pari.h. 1'11 ...... ur.nc .. vera .cc.pted on beh.lf of the United St.t .. on 7 Deceallar 1977.

c· .ontch.rtrain Le" •• Dietrict: IIev alr ... ent. of .. aurancu co ... rina all loc.l cooperation r.quir_nt. and • deferr.d pe,..nt plan a •• uthorized b, Public Lav 93-251 vera .".cuted OD 20 S.pt_b.r 1976. On 8 Nov_liar 1976. the Loula1ana Offic. at P .. blic Vorka .. read to l.nd Unanci.l ... hunc .......... $100.000 to the Pontcbartrain Le ... Dletrlct for tbat portion of the larrier Plan which 1e the reepon.lfiilit, at tbat 1 .... dbtrict. The ..... ur.nc •• va ••• cc.pted on beh.lf of the Unit.d St.ta. on 7 Deceaber 1977. Ia"had a •• urane ... re under r."iev for the St. Ch.rle. Pari.h portion of the project.

d . Jefhraon Levee Di.trict: Aa of 1 J.nu.ry 1979. the St.te of Louial.na fonoed the Jeffer.on Lav_ Dbtrict .nd ... llned to It re.ponaibility for J.ffenon Parhh 1 ..... on the ... t lIaalt of the Ml •• balppi iliver. The.e l.".e. var. pravloual, the r •• ponalbil1t, of the Pontchertraln Levee Dietrict. ...ia.d .. Iur.nc ... r. under •• vi_ for the Jeff.r.on Parloh portion of the project.

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COtlPAl.ISOlor fmDAL COST ISTlHATI!S: the c"rrellt f.deral c ... t .. tillat. of $4~7.ooo.0oo 18 • eMcr .... of $11.000.000 fro. the lat .. t .. tlut. ($468.000.000) .ubattted to Conan... Thia ch.na' lllc1"d. d.cr ..... of $4.000.000 for .dJ"'~llt. 10 the .U .. ted infl.tion all"".nce thr ..... h the coutruction peri,",. $3.897.000 .... ed Oil actual bid. and $5.878.000 b •• ed on d.&1", .odlflc.t1ou. the.e decr ...... re p.rU.lly off.et by incre .... of $90.000 b •• ed Oil c .. pl.ted work. $16.000 due to ...... It. of. work to correct eMal81l defic1eIlc1 ... aDd $2.669.000 due to r •• nalyd. of fecleral co.t .hari ... requlr_nt&. .

STAr11S 111 DlVUOIllIllrAL DlPACf STAT!KEIrr AJII) CClIIPLlAIICI WITH CL&\lI WATD. ACT: the final la"lro_nta1 l.p.ct St.t_llt •• Uied rith tha CouDcil OD lID"lro_lltal Quality on 11 January 1975. .y Court Ordu d.ted 30 Dec_her 1977 •• r .... 1&.d IIDvlro ... nt.l Iapact Stat.ent .. ordered. Prell.lnary alternative plan .tudi .. and ... viroMental lllv •• Ua.tio ... iadicu. the "blah level" alternativ. to the .uthoriud larrier Plu of proUction .. rlta furtb.r co ... ider.tioll. A draft re .. hed lID .. iro_ntal lap.ct St.t.ent for the Hilh Len1 Pl.n and r •• "aIuatioll report which doc ... nt. the propo .. l to .dopt that plall lllat •• d of the barrier p1ell ... r.1 •••• d to the pubUc .nd fUed with the IIDviro ... llt.1 ProtecUoll ".Iley Oil 16 Dec_her 1913. th. final reYi.ed lID"ir_nt.1 I.p.ct Stat_llt ia .cheduled to be fUed with the lID .. iro .. entaI Protection ".Ilcy in the fourth qu.rter of "1984. A r .. loed ID .. lroaaental I.pact St.t •• Dt for the lanier Plall could be .ubaitted to the In"iro .. elltal Prot.ction "enc,. ill the fourth quarter of " 1986. A dat.raination .. to which pl.n will be racaa.ended ia currelltl,. under r.vi ...

The provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act have been met by a Statement of Findings signed by the Distric.t Engineer on 20 August 1975 for the majority of the pr·oject. The provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for work after 1 October 1981 have been met for the Chalmette Unit by a Supplemental Section 404(b)(1) Evaluation Report signed by the District Engineer on 15 November 1982. The prOVisions of Section 404 of the Cl @an Water Act for the High Level Plan for the New Orleans East Unit was met by .. Supplemental Section 404(b)(l) Evaluation Report signed by the District EnglMer on 18 November 1983. The provloions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the High Leve l Plan for the New Orleans WestlHandeville Unlt was .. et by a Supplemental Section 404(b)( 1) Evaluation Report on 18 November 1983 , a Public Notice issued in t h@ second quarter of fV 1984, certification from the State of Louisiana in the second quarter of FY 1984, and the. District En.gineer's signature 011 the Section 404 Evaluation Report on 18 November 1983.

Tha provi.lo .. of Sectlon 404 of the Cle.n W.ter Act for the aarrier Pl.n could be .. t by a Section 404(b)(I) lYaluation Report ln tbe fo..rth quarter of " 1986. Public Notice la8ued ill tbe fourth quarter of " 1986. eertific.tion fr .. the St.te of Louialana in the Urat quarter of " 1981 •• nd the Dlatrlct lnaineer·. stan.ture Oil

the S.ction 404 !valu.Unn Report in the fourth quarter of " 1986. Lake POlltchartr.in. Loui.l ..... and Vieinit,. (Hurrie.ne Protection)

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oraa llIFOIIMATIOBI Fund. to Initlate preeonatruetion planning ... ere appropriHed in FY 1966 and for construction In

" 1967.

Sa.,. our Wetla""" , Inc., fUed .uit on 8 Deceab.r 1975 In Unit.d Stat •• Dl.trict Court for the Ia.tern Diatrict of Loui.iana .. aioat the lev Orl.ana Di.trict £naineer, the Secretary of the Ar.y, the Adaini.trator of the Inviro ... ntal Prot.ction ",ency and the Predd.nt of the Orl.ana Le.,ee Ioard. The Clio Sport •• an'. Le .. ue joined the .uit on 21 JUDe 1976. The St. T_ny Pari.h Polic. Jury joined the .uit on 30 Harch 1977. The .uit alle ... the fol1 .... i".: (1) that a r •• ional cuau1ative Iovironaental lapact Stat_nt .hould be acc_pli.h.d prior to proceed ina !vith the proj.ct; (2) that the Corpa h .. Dot coaplied vith the condiUone of Unal .pprova! by the l!D.,ironaeDtal IProt.ction "'.ncy of Section 404 requirea.nu of the rederal W.ter Pollution CoDtrol Act; (3) that the Corp. baa loot c_plet.ly .liainated tbe St. Charle. Pari.h l.k.front le., .... r.quired by the I!n.,ironaental Prot.cUon I "'.DCY. Th •• utt .bo ...... to have the Hn Orl •• n. IaU bkefront l • .,ee rao.,ed and to ha.,. tbre. opanina. for I Ud.l interchana. provided und.r the South.rn bUroad .baD"eDt. I

IThe GoY.rnaent 809ed to di .. i •• the lav.uit baaed on .n unexcuaable de1ey in forv.rdina a cl.i. and the cont.ntion that the .llal.tio.,. of the plaDUffa vera not 11able to trial 10 a court of ju.tice under the National EDviro_eDt.l Policy Act. A hearina .... held on 5 __ ber 1976 and the court d.nied the aotion on 7 Deceaber 1976. In addition, a he.rina .... held on 15 Deceab.r 1976 on the Orlean. Lavee Di.trict'. (a codefendant) .0Uon to diai .. i .. u •• r ••• rd1na ... uranc •• for the project. Th. court denied the aotion.

00 30 Deceabar 1977, Judie Charle. Schv.rta of the rederal Diatrict Court in .... Or1eaoa i .. ued an order enjoininl .ny further cooatructioD of the Chef Henteur and II1l0let. Coaplexe., the He .. Orle.na Ia.t Area (ea.t of P.ria load) .nd the Chalaatt. Ar .. of tha project until a revi.ed I!nvironaental Iapact Stat •• nt h ...... n prepared.

00 8, 10, and 27 Harcb 1978, Judie Schvarta lifted the injunction on the ... Orl .. n. IaU Area (e .. t of Paria lo.d) and on 10 llarch 1978 he lift.d the injunction on the Chalaett. Area PlaD.

: A Iroup of individual. in St. Charle. pariah filed .uit on 12 April 1977 a.Una that the court direct the Corp. to CODUruct tb. St. Charl .. P.riah porUon of the project .. hicb baa been deferred. At. 17 Hay 1978 hearin., Judi. Chari •• Scltvarca d.c1ared that the .uit va. pr_ture and deferred further cooaideraUon untU c"pletioD of tb • .. "b.d I!n.vlrona.ntal I.pact Statea.nt.

A public ",.otlng wa. held In New Orleans on 21 November 1961 to seek public cOll\ment on the tentatlvely selected High Level PI.n. The High Level Plan would be conatructed in Ueu of the authorized Banier Plan of protection. The H1gh Level Plan would e.liminate the proposed beerier complexes at RigoletB Pass, Chef Hcnteur PaS8 Bnd Seabtook, and would 9ubatltute, in their phce, higher protection levees dong the .outh shore of lAke Ponchartrain. The public r •• pon.e .... h .. vlly in flvor of the H1Sh Level Plan.

LIlt. Pontchartraln. Louisiana. And Vicinity (Hurricane Protection)

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1!P'l0\ d!t 1011 1d1041 (1ft ~tid'H:ri%l (ProDOo1tion One) ondfor 1avV a oa1 ... and u .. ux (ProDOdtion Two) to repair or replace the ...... 11 at Mandeville. 'or ProPOs ttion One t a total of 1,4n7 votes wre ca.t; "6n for and 847 qainet the ProDOlitlon. POI' Propolttlon Two. a total of 1.3'11 vot .. wre coot; 4'15 for and A96 "I!aln.t the ProDO.itlon. At a CouncU _eHIIII on 27 Oetober 1'183. the 1I0ard of A1""~n voted unanb,oua1y to ..,cept the ca ... a .. ins of the election. Therefore. the c ... p1etion date for the Mand .. l11e Sea .. ll ia now indeUnite.

IIew .ottaatel of prolect cn.t allll heneflt. h .. e be .. n prepared for the lIarri .. r and the Hillh Level alt .. rnativea in connection with the Olllloillll reevaluation otudie. Dursuant to the court-ordered revision of the project Inriron .... nt.1 trloac:t Stateaent. Thee •• atltutel are nov tmder review but hal. not heen .Dormed. Prell.lnat'y data indicate that the remaining cost to coaD1ete the HiRh Level Plan ""uld be approxi .. tely 12 percent leo. than the re .. inina coot to C(Jaolete the 1I5arrler Plan. The current buct .. t .atiaate does not include the eost of c:ont_.,lated requlreMnte for Drolect protection of three dr.innse outfall canal. In Rev Orleans.

A draft Re .. a1u.t1on ReDOrt (including a dr.ft lIS) reeoa .. ndi'1! the tentatively .. lected Hillh Level nan ... sub.itted 19 llec_er 1983 to the Inviro ... nul Protection Agency. The draft reportflIS ws also released at that tl .... for pmUc r .. iev.

In prep.ri'1! the ... tta.t ... for co.t-to-c:oaplete for both the B.rrier .nd Hillh Level alter ... tiv .... the late.t and be.t ~ Infor .. tion available ... utilized. Sinee portions of the 'arrier Pl.n have not been .y.t .... tic.Uy updated in ~ recent .,...ro •• DproDriate edluor-nt. wre .. de in that plan to luore coaparabillty and curreney with the Hillh Level t:; Plan • I ttu tee •

Prelented helow ia a cOlllDOrieon of the uDd.ted total firet coat of the "arrier Pl.n and the Hilh Level Plan:

PLAN COMPO ISO" AT 3 1 fA PERCur Oetober 19R3 Pric. Levelo

I Total I'irat t:o.t I High Level Plan

II 9721,nm

UDda ted cos t of B.rrier Plan

SR23.000

I The COlta presented _re co.puted for preeent ""rth ".lue.. A fully funded con.truction achedule for the Updated lIarrier Pl.n and the High Level nan is not .. aU.ble at thia ti_. The rlllla1nillR heneftu-r ... ainin& cost ratioa for the hlRh level plan and the und.te<l barrier "Ian coat eati .. te 18 a"DroxiMately 4.2 and 3.3 re.pectively bued on lq7q f1e1~ eo..ditiona.

Lake Pontchartratn. Louial.na •• nd Vie1nity (Hurrlc.ne Protection)

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BlSTOIICAL QWICIS III IASILIRI rDUAL OOST 1STIHAl'1:

Dhidoll' Lover Mi .. i .. ippl V.11.y Dbtrlct: !lev Orl.a".

!!!!. rederal Coat (Price Level)

le .. oll for eb .... e •• Price lacalatiOll b. o..laft Cbana ••

Or l ain.l lae11ae ~

65,7114 (Oct 1965)

c. Additional runctioll Added Under Gan.ral Autbori •• tioll

d. Author1&" KodlficaUon •. ..... t-Contract AIr.rd and Othar

lati .. ti", Adju.t.ent. f. Sch.dul. Cha",ee a. Sandry h. Ie.l latat.

Proj.ct: Lak. POlltchartr.ill, Loui.i."., .nd Vicillity (Burric.". Prot.ction)

latlaat.. Pr •• ."t" to CoDar ... ($1,000) C .... lati.,.

ell •••• (2)

(402,216) 2/ 308,808 -

67,605

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1,969 o

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CUrr.nt (S) 457,000 !I ~/

11 Iaclud ••• dacr •••• of $4,000 for adjuat .... t. In the .. tlaat" Inflation .U_.Dce tbr ..... h the - conatraction perlnd. 21 IDclud ••• n .U_.nc. for .. tlaat" infl.tioD tbrouah the co".truCUOIl period. II Inclad .. 4.cre .... of $3.897 be.ad Oil .ctual blu; IlICludee Illcr ..... of ,90 be.ed OIl c .... l.c .. work .n4 $2,669 4 ... to r.a".l,.la of r.d.ra1 coat .herlDa requlr_nu.

Lak. PODtch.rtrain, Loui.ia"., .nd Vicinity (Hurric.". Prot.ction)

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SUKMAIlT CONSTl.DCTIOII PIlOGUH (PII-l)

PIlOJICT TOTAL COST C1JI.UIIT IIUDGET IIALAllCI TO COST TO FISCAL tu.1 nSCAL tEAl. OOIIPLITE ArrD

ESTIMATI 30 SIP 1983 19R4 " 1985 " 1'185 II ARIlI!1t OIllT 273,528,nno 18 , ~411 ,000 17 ,000 50,000 254,913 ,000

LAIIIlS , DAMACIS 3.77'1,000 735,000 0 0 3,044,000 ULIlCATIOIIS 227,nno 0 0 0 227,000 LOCU 73 .851l,OOO 0 0 0 13,850 ,000 IMDS( IIICL lIRror:ES) 245,nno 0 0 0 245,000 CIWIIIELS • CAICALS 7,420,000 765,000 0 0 6,655,000 8REA~NlT~S'SP.AWlLLS ~ ,II~O.nno 0 0 0 5,1150,000 uvnS&nOOOWALLS 511,820,000 1,898.000 0 0 56,922,000 rLn CllTRL + D N STRU '111,17'1,000 0 0 0 '111,17'1,000

PIIM OP ~OIP 11.000 3 ,000 0 0 10,000 1_ , nlSIGN 14,270.nno 14,283,000 - 13,ono 0 0 -su PlltV IS lOll & AIlMI" 10,875 ,000 864,000 30,000 50,000 9 ,931,000 :t NEW ORL. I!AST Oil IT 15'1,365,000 qq ,239 ,000 U,363,OOO 24,163,000 24,600,000 LAJll)S • DAMAGES 12 ,4U ,OOO 8,548.000 0 3,863,000 0 ULIlC AT IIlNS ll,"~3 ,O<lO 6 ,4~O,ooo 0 5,503,000 0 L!V!:IS&I'LOOI)WALLS 93,477 .000 60,342,000 3,289,000 13 ,317 ,000 16,529,000 PUMP INC PLAIITS 1'1,4114,000 6 , 5110,000 6,124,000 0 6,780,000 !IIGR & DIS IGN 15,043,000 12 ,259 ,000 1,900,000 800,000 84,000 SUPERVISION' ADMIN 6,9'17,000 5,060,000 50,000 680,000 1,207,000

IIEW ORL. !€ST ON IT 57,763,000 3,240.000 465,000 1,100,000 52,958,000 LANDS , DAMAGI!S 1,I40,Il/l() 1,140,000 0 0 0 R!LOCAT IONS 1,345,000 0 0 0 l,J45,ooo L !VI!IS"LOOOWALLS 50,015,000 0 0 0 50,015,000 MGR , DISIGII 3 , 392 ,000 1,933,000 460,000 900,000 99 ,000 SUPERV IS 11111 & ADMIN 1,1171 ,000 167,001 5,000 200,000 1,49'1,000

KAMDI!VILL! OIlIT 1,265,000 133,000 8,000 R,OOO I,U6,ooo

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APPROPRIATION TlTLlI COIISTRtJCr lOll ,GIIIDAL

a.ASSIP ICAT ION. FLOOD CDIITROL-LIICAL PIOTICl" lOR RCS-DAlII-CIII-13

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TorAL AVAIL 'OR ClL APPROPRIATION RIIQUlUD

PROJECT COST

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1IIlMIIA1!t COJlSTlWCTI".. PROGRAM (PII-1)

TOTAL COST TO

30 SIP 19113

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COIUIIT 'ISCAL BAR

1984

18,214,000

18,214,000

1UDCE1' PISCAL BAR

" 1985

28,809 ,000

IALAIICI TO lDIPLITl Ann.

" 1985

365,399 ,000

'IDIRAL P1JRI)S ALLOCAT lOllS 141,280,000 11,7~9 ,000 !I UIIC1 CARUO\'IR PrY TorAL AVAIL POR ClL APPIOPR tAT ION RI!QU IJ.m

NON-'lnnAL PUIIDS

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CONn.lII UT lOllS 44,2911,000 UNCI CARItYOVIR PPT TorAL AVAIL 'OR OIL 0 COIn"RDlUTION RIIQUlUD

11 IUIFLICTS Sl,oon ,000 ASSIGII!D AS SAVIIIGS ANn SL IPPAGI - AND TRANS'IR or $4 .011 .000 PRCM THI PROJI!ICT ,!I IlICLIlDIS $l53,984,OOO rOR tlJISCllEDUL!D WOIlIC

l1,7~9,OOO

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EPPlCTI¥! DXVN.LOIiIIR MISSISSIPPI VALL RI!IGION. LOWEll MISSISSIPPI DATI! DlST,lI1IW I'IIU.lIAIIS DISl'UCT 11 AS III , COASTAL LOOISIANA m~1I4 1~~

17 ,500,000 286,431,000 2/ 'UTURI '1Il1tW. 1t!QU IJ.I!lllIfTS -

FISCAL TIAR 1986 If>,OOO,OOO FISCAL TIAR 1987 28,000,000 'ISCAL TIAR 19118 28 ,300 ,000 FISCAL TIAR 19119 28 ,600 ,000 RIMAINI1IG IIALAIICB 165,531,000

11.309 .000 FUTURI NOII-,m

FISCAL BAR 1986 PISCAL BAR 1987 FISCAL BAR 1988 'ISCAL YEAR 1989 RIMAIN IRG I ALAIICI!

711,968,000 RIIQU IJ.BHI!INTS

500,000 1,270,000

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