PROGRAMMATIC PCA POLICY

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PROGRAMMATICPCA POLICY

• Presented to the Coastal Protection and
  Restoration Authority
• March 19, 2008

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PCA AGREEMENTS

• WRDA Project Cooperation Agreements
• CWPPRA Cost Share Agreements
• IHNC Project Partnering Agreement
• Other Agreements
• Similar purpose and terms

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PAST PRACTICE

• Project-by-project negotiation
• Multiple State and local agencies negotiating
  with multiple federal agencies
• Results
• Inconsistent terms
• Undesirable terms
• No overall State policy

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UNDESIRABLE TERMS

• State cannot terminate CSA
• Upon determination of non-feasibility
• Upon cost escalation beyond cap
• Inequality of State and Corps
• State cannot cost-share same types of costs as
  Corps
• State cannot refuse to cost-share Corps costs
• State cannot audit Corps costs

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UNDESIRABLE TERMS (continued)

• No ability of State to reject design
• Requirement for State to accept project without
  ability to confirm completion or level of
  protection
• Requirement for State to comply with OM Manual
  without ability to accept terms
• Requirement for State to provide lands of other
  government entities

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LOCAL SPONSORSHIP AUTHORITY

• Local sponsor is signatory to PCA
• CPRA authorized to act as local sponsor
• CPRA authorized to delegate local sponsorship
• DOTD, DNR, levee boards authorized to act as
  local sponsors

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CENTRAL CPRA ROLE

• CPRA represents State regarding coastal
  protection matters
• Central manager of all coastal protection efforts
• Regardless of local sponsor
• CPRA should determine sponsor
• CPRA should determine agency responsibilities
• Overall, programmatic policy regarding
  sponsorship is needed

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PCA SIGNATORY OPTIONS

• CPRA executes PCAs
• CPRA enters IGA with levee board or MOU with
  agency to perform under the PCA
• More centralized control
• Potential for delay or confusion
• CPRA delegates sponsorship authority
• CPRA enters delegation agreement with levee board
  or agency