Corps releases stimulus project funding amounts
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the list of projects that will receive additional funding from H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act", more commonly known as the stimulus package or "ARRA". ARRA was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, and in the ensuing months, the Corps districts, divisions, and headquarters have been working to finalize a project spending plan that will meet the criteria of the stimulus package and the approval of OMB. As part of the stimulus package, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was directly appropriated $4.6 billion for its Civil Works Program. The $4.6 billion includes $2 billion for construction projects and $2.075 billion for operations and maintenance of existing projects. For a general description of the criteria the Corps used to select projects, please see the following guidance that was posted to PNWA's website in March: Corps stimulus project funding criteria.
Following is a snapshot of PNWA-supported Corps Civil Works navigation and environmental restoration projects in the Northwest which were announced for stimulus funding today:
Construction
Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restoration $3,180,000
Mt. St. Helens Sediment Control $7,000,000
Operations & Maintenance (Deep draft projects)
Columbia River at the Mouth $380,000
Columbia & Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver/Portland $5,145,000
Columbia River between Vancouver & The Dalles $174,000
Lake Washington Ship Canal $2,075,000
Coos Bay $4,563,000
Operations & Maintenance (Shallow draft projects)
All amounts are for dredging, with exceptions as noted:
Tillamook Bay & Bar (Port of Garibaldi) $13,297,000
($697K for dredging, $12.6M for north jetty repair)
Umpqua River (Port of Umpqua) $659,000
Yaquina River (Port of Toledo) $640,000
Siuslaw River (Port of Siuslaw) $1,957,000
($1.462M for dredging, remainder for jetty report & ocean disposal evaluation)
Operations & Maintenance (Inland projects)
Bonneville Lock & Dam $7,601,000
The Dalles Lock & Dam $5,203,000
John Day Lock & Dam $25,454,000
McNary Lock & Dam $4,050,000
Ice Harbor Lock & Dam $ 3,704,000
Lower Monumental Lock & Dam $52,000
Little Goose Lock & Dam $1,402,000
Lower Granite Lock & Dam $3,104,000
We are very pleased to see robust funding for several deep draft and shallow draft coastal and river projects. We are also heartened to see significant funding at several inland projects, particularly the purchase of tainter valves for The Dalles navigation lock and the rehab of the downstream lock gate at John Day.
To visit the Corps' website dedicated to stimulus spending, click http://www.usace.army.mil/recovery/. By selecting the "Civil Works Projects List" tab, spreadsheets are available for download with spending levels and detailed descriptions of how the funding will be spent at every project.
In the coming weeks and months, PNWA will keep you updated as the Corps prepares to spend these amounts.
PNWA staff contact: Kristin Meira |
