TWCA 2017 Annual Conference

1. “The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be
construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other
official documentation.”
USACE Civil Works
Programs and Policy Update
Mark Mazzanti, SES
Programs Director
USACE, Southwestern Division (SWD)
MARCH 2017

2. Overview 2
• USACE SWD Civil Works Mission and
Area of Responsibility
• Value of partnering for Texas
• Civil Works Program budget outlook
• New authorities under Water
Infrastructure Improvements for the
Nation Act (WIIN)

3. Brig. Gen. David C.
Hill
SWD Commander
Colonel Donovan
Ollar SWD Deputy
Commander
Mr. Mark L.
Mazzanti, SES
Director of
Programs
Mr. Pete G.
Perez, SES
Director of
Regional
Business
Colonel Calvin
Hudson II
Ft Worth
District
Commander
Colonel Lars
Zetterstrom
Galveston
District
Commander
Colonel
Robert G.
Dixon
Little Rock
District
Commander
Colonel
Christopher
A. Hussin
Tulsa District
Commander
Southwestern Division
Leadership Team
Brian S.
Kamisato,
P.E.
Deputy
District
Engineer
Dr. Edmond
Russo Jr.
Deputy
District
Engineer
Dr. Randy
Hathaway
Deputy
District
Engineer
Lee Conley
Deputy
District
Engineer

4. USACE SWD Civil Works Mission
and Area of Responsibility
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Headquartered in Dallas, is a Major
Subordinate Command of USACE
Oversees hundreds of water
resources development and
military design and construction
projects that bring value to our
communities, our Nation and our
Warfighters
Covers some 2.3 million acres of
public land and water, with an
annual program totaling nearly $2.6
billion
Civil Works mission includes flood
risk management, navigation,
hydropower, water supply,
recreation, regulatory, and disaster
relief

5. Moonshine Beach,
Table Rock Lake, Mo.
Regulators examine soils on a
wetland delineation field visit.
Dallas Floodway
Bull Shoals
Powerhouse,
Arkansas
Houston Ship Channel
Sardis Dam, Oklahoma
Navigation (Ports and Channels)
•3 of the Nation’s “Top Ten” ports
•32 channels (15 deep draft, 17 shallow draft)
•More than 500 M tons of commerce annually
Navigation (Inland)
2 major waterways
(GIWW and MKARNS)
Hydroelectric Power
•18 power plants in 6 states
produce 6.7 billion kw hours
•87% of regional capacity,
third in the Corps
Water Supply
•8.4 million acre-feet of
water storage
•Water control contracts =
water for 1.8 million
households
Regulatory (work in waters & wetlands)
•Over 5000 permit decisions annually
•Protection of waters & wetlands
Recreation
•20 percent of the Corps' total
recreation projects located
within the regional boundary
•83 million visitors at 90 operating
projects located in five states
Flood Damage Reduction
•74 flood damage
reduction
lakes/reservoirs
•33.22M acre-feet
of flood storage
•760 miles of local flood
protection projects
•$85 B in cumulative
flood damage prevention
Little Rock District's MV Ted Cook
positions the Crane Barge Mike
Hendricks at Dam 2 during the
flood of 2011
5USACE SWD Civil Works Mission
and Area of Responsibility

6. Value of Partnering for Texas
• America’s Energy Coast – Major influence on Nation
and world
• Multi-Purpose Projects: Flood Risk Management,
Hydropower, Recreation, Water Supply
• Regulatory Issues
• A USACE priority – Ensuring we meet needs of
customers, sponsors, and public
• Continue opportunities to better understand what is
working well and get feedback to address
challenges/issues quickly and communicate
resolutions
• Value of partnering – Project success!

7. Civil Works Program Budget Outlook
• FY 2017 –
− 2nd Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA)
through 28 Apr 17
• FY2018 –
− Release of FY 2018 President’s Budget –
TBD

8. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE NATION (WIIN) ACT
WIIN was enacted on 12/16/2016
Public Law No: 114-322
Title I, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.
• Subtitle A -- General Provisions
• Subtitle B -- Studies
• Subtitle C -- De-authorizations, Modifications, and
Related Provisions
• Subtitle D -- Water Resources Infrastructure
File Name
8Water Infrastructure Investments for the Nation
WIIN 2016

9. New authorities under WIIN
WRDA 2016
Authorities of interest to Southwestern Division
• Sec 1111 – Aligns the cost share for construction of harbors with the
change in WRRDA 2014 modifying the cost-share for maintenance of
harbors.
• Sec 1322 – Clarifies prioritization of hurricane and storm damage
reduction efforts directs Secretary to expedite completion of certain flood
damage reduction and flood risk management projects and certain
feasibility studies and a post-authorization change report, as well as of
certain projects being carried out under Sec 211 of WRDA 1996.
• Sec 1163 - Amends section 2036 of WRDA 2007 to require the
Secretary to issue guidance regarding credits available from mitigation
banks and in-lieu fee programs and provides that mitigation banks and
in-lieu fee programs be considered reasonable alternatives.

10. New authorities under WIIN (cont’d)
• Sec 1122 – Establish pilot program to carry out projects for beneficial
use of dredged material, including projects across business lines and for
promotion of broad array of benefits, managed by regional beneficial
use agency teams, informed by stakeholders. Cost sharing pursuant to
Sec 204 of WRDA 1992.
• Sec 1127 – May authorize credit or reimbursement under this
subsection for a discrete segment of a flood damage reduction project,
or separable element thereof, before final completion of project or
separable element.
• Sec 1153 – Authorized to accept and use materials, services, or funds
contributed by a non-Federal public entity, a nonprofit entity, or a private
entity to repair, restore, replace, or maintain a water resources
project… Potential opportunity for Non-Federal Interest placement and
shaping of suitable dredged materials for placement area dike raising.

11. New authorities under WIIN
WRDA 2016 (cont’d)
• Sec 1201 – Authorization of Proposed Feasibility Studies
− (21) Brazos River, Fort Bend County, TX. Project for flood damage
reduction in the vicinity of the Brazos River, Fort Bend County, Texas.
− (23) Corpus Christi Ship Channel, TX. Project for navigation, Corpus
Christi Ship Channel, Texas. LaQuinta Channel Deepening and Turning
Basin.
− (25) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, TX.
hurricane and storm damage reduction, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway,
Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas.
− Non-Fed Sponsor Letters of Intent will be needed for consideration in FY 19 budget development/submittal process
• Sec 1174 - authorizes USACE to convert surplus water storage
agreements with a duration of 30 years or longer to permanent storage when
the original purpose is no longer authorized and the agreement provided for
complete payment of the actual investment cost of storage.

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