Sand
and Gravel Program
Marine Mineral Projects
To date, BOEMRE has conveyed rights to about 56 million cubic yards of OCS sand for 29 coastal restoration projects in 5 states. These projects have resulted in the restoration of 167 miles of the Nation’s coastline, protecting billions of dollars of infrastructure as well as important ecological habitat. For example, imminent breaching of several barrier
islands was prevented by the rapid placement of OCS sand because all
necessary geological and environmental information had already been
gathered. Many of these were emergency projects that used sand that was
previously identified by the BOEMRE through its cooperative program with
coastal states. At the Dam Neck Naval Facility alone, the Navy has estimated
that almost $100 million of training and housing facilities has been
protected from storm damage by the placement of OCS sand.
The legal authority for the issuance of negotiated
noncompetitive leases for OCS sand and gravel is give by
Section 8(k) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).
Public Law 103-426, enacted
in 1994, allows the BOEMRE to convey, on a noncompetitive basis, the rights to
OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources funded in whole, part, or authorized by
the Federal Government.
In 1992, BOEMRE began working cooperatively
with coastal states to locate and evaluate sand deposits in Federal waters
with potential for use in beach nourishment projects. In 2005, due to
funding cuts the state co-op program was discontinued. However, today the
BOEMRE Sand and Gravel program is involved in more marine mineral leases than
ever before and is seeing an increase in the requests for OCS sand as sand
in state waters continues to be depleted.
Ongoing Marine Mineral Requests
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Dade County 2011 BOEMRE FONSI and Final EA (37.9
MB PDF) |
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Pinellas County 2011 BOEMRE FONSI and Final EA (28.5
MB PDF) |
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Raccoon Island, LA 2010 Final EA and FONSI
(1 MB PDF) |
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Duval County, FL 2011 Final EA and FONSI (801
KB PDF) |
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Wallops Flight Facility, VA 2011 Record of Decision
(137 KB PDF) |
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The 2010 Final Programmatic EIS for the Wallops
Flight Facility Shoreline Restoration and
Infrastructure Protection Program (SRIPP) can be
downloaded at
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code250/final_sripp_peis_document.html
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Brevard South Reach 2009 Final EA FONSI (409 KB PDF) |
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Miami-Dade (Florida)
–
500,000 y3 from South of Government Cut-Extension |
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Pinellas County
(Florida) |
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Long Boat Key (Florida) |
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Pelican Island (Louisiana)
– 3,100,000 y3 from Sandy Point SE Area |
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Whiskey Island (Louisiana)
– 5,200,000 y3 from Ship Shoal Area |
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Raccoon
Island (Louisiana) – 4,000,000 y3 from buried channel deposit |
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Raccoon Island Phase B
2009 Final EA FONSI (8
MB PDF) |
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Charleston Harbor (South Carolina)
–
6,000,000 y3 from the Charleston ODMDS |
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Charleston
ODMDS 2009 Final EA FONSI (6 MB PDF) |
Summary of Leases Issued by the BOEMRE
Summary of Leases Issued by the BOEMRE Marine Minerals Program
(18
KB PDF)
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