Breaux Act Newsflash - REMINDER* Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Breaux Act 16th Priority Project List (PPL) Public Meetings August 30 & 31, 2006
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Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
Breaux Act
16th Priority Project List (PPL) Public Meetings
Two public meetings will be held to announce the results of candidate
evaluation process and accept comments on the 16th Priority Project List
(PPL) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act.
Members of the public are invited to attend and provide comments on each
of the candidate projects. The comments will be reported to the Technical
Committee/Task Force for use in the decision for Phase 1 selection.
Written comments should be submitted by September 6, 2006 for
consideration by the Technical Committee at the September 13, 2006
meeting. The Task Force will select projects for the 16 PPL on October 18,
2006.
The Booklet for the PPL 16 Public Meeting is posted on the CWPPRA webpage:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/cwppra_mission.htm
Dates and Locations
August 30, 2006
Abbeville, Louisiana
Vermilion Parish Police Jury
Courthouse Building
Courtroom 1
2nd floor
100 North State St.
Abbeville, LA.
August 31, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
District Assembly Room
7400 Leake Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Agenda
7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Introductions and Meeting Overview
7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Presentation of PPL16 Candidates
7:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Public Comment on Projects
8:15 p.m.
Adjourn
PPL 16 Candidate Projects
Alligator Bend Marsh Restoration and Shoreline Protection Project (Orleans
Parish)
Madison Bay Marsh Creation and Terracing Project (Terrebonne Parish)
West Belle Pass Barrier Headland Restoration Project (Lafourche Parish)
Jean Lafitte Shoreline Protection Project (Jefferson Parish)
Southwest LA Gulf Shoreline Nourishment and Protection Project (Cameron
and Vermilion Parish)
Breton Landbridge Marsh Restoration Project (Plaquemines Parish)
Vermilion Bay Shoreline Protection Project (Iberia Parish)
Violet Siphon Enlargement Project (St. Bernard Parish)
Grand Liard Marsh and Ridge Restoration Project (Plaquemines Parish)
Deer Island Pass Sediment Delivery Project (Terrebonne and St. Mary
Parish)
Demonstration Projects will also be presented
More information regarding CWPPRA activities may be found at:
www.lacoast.gov/cwppra/
or
www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/cwppra_mission.htm
If you have any questions, please call Ms. Julie Z. LeBlanc, at
(504) 862-1597.
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