For Immediate Release: February 17, 2009
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov
CPRA Meeting Agenda Set for Wednesday, Feb. 18 at LaSalle Building in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE -- The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will conduct a public meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2009 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the LaBelle Room on the first floor of the LaSalle Building located at 617 North Third Street in Baton Rouge.
The meeting information and aenda is listed below:
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY
The meeting of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has been scheduled for:
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
9:30 am
LaSalle Building
LaBelle Room, First Floor
617 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Surplus and Stimulus Updates (Garret Graves, CPRA Chairman)
IV. 2010 Draft Annual Plan for Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection in Louisiana (Kirk Rhinehart/OCPR)
V. CIAP Supplemental Construction Funding for Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Protection Project (Informational Item --Greg Grandy/OCPR)
VI. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Project; State and Local Views, Status and Path Forward (Jerome Zeringue/OCPR)
VII. DFIRM Subcommittee Update (Jerome Zeringue/OCPR)
VIII. Draft Regulations for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (Lou Buatt, Asst Secretary/DNR)
IX. State's Rights of Entry/Real Estate Procedures for Hurricane Protection Projects
(David Miller/OCPR)
X. Community Development Block Grants (Kris Van Orsdel/LRA)
XI. CPRA Procedural Items: Delegation of Signing Authority and Financial Disclosure Requirements for Members (Cliff Bingham/GOCA)
XII. Public Comments
XIII. Adjournment
If you need additional information, please call Chris Macaluso in The Governor's Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968 or email at
chris.macaluso@la.gov.
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's mandate is to develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration master plan. For the first time in Louisiana's history, this single state authority will integrate coastal restoration and hurricane protection by marshalling the expertise and resources of the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation and Development, and other state agencies, to speak with one clear voice for the future of Louisiana's coast. Working with federal, state and local political subdivisions, including levee districts, the CPRA will work to establish a safe and sustainable coast that will protect our communities, the nation's critical energy infrastructure, and our bountiful natural resources for generations to come. The CPRA of Louisiana was established by Act 8 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of 2005.
