TennesseeTombigbee Waterway

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• Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
• Development Opportunities Conference
• August 28, 2008
• Amy Larson

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• Our Mission
• The mission of the National Waterways
  Conference is to effect common sense policies and
  programs, recognizing the public value of our
  Nation's waterway system and its contribution to
  public safety, a competitive economy, security,
  environmental quality and energy conservation.

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Waterways with multiple missions...
Water Supply
Recreation
Hydropower
Flood Control
Navigation
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• FY09 Appropriations
• Senate House 5.3 B for Corps
• June stimulus package
• Possible September stimulus?

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HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act

• Purpose To clarify the jurisdictional scope of
  the Clean Water Act

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HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act

• Congressional Concerns
• Inconsistent tests for determining jurisdiction,
• Uncertainty and delay in state and local
  construction projects,
• Ability to protect against discharges of
  pollutants from point sources,
• Creation of coverage gaps,
• Potential for states to lose Federal grant
  funding, and
• Impact on other environmental statutes and
  regulations.

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HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act

• Waters of the United States all waters
  subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the
  territorial seas, and all interstate and
  intrastate waters and their tributaries,
  including lakes, rivers, streams (including
  intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats,
  wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows,
  playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments
  of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that
  these waters, or activities affecting these
  waters, are subject to the legislative powers of
  Congress under the Constitution.

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Recent Hearings

• House TI Subcommittee on Water Resources and
  Environment Comprehensive Watershed Management
  Planning
• Senate Finance Transportation Infrastructure
  Issues and Options
• Joint House TI and Budget Financing
  Infrastructure Investments
• House TI, Subcommittee on Water Resources and
  Environment WRDA 2008

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Public Infrastructure Spending
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Federal Infrastructure Spending
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Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008

• MARPOL Annex VI
• Regulates emissions of SOx and NOx
• Applies to marine propulsion vessels ranging from
  3000-100,000 horsepower

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EPAs Marine Engine Program

• EPA addresses 3 types of marine diesel engines
• Category 1 up to 5 liters per cylinder
• Similar in size to land-based nonroad engines
• Category 2 5 to 30 liters per cylinder
• Similar in size to locomotive engines
• Category 3 at or above 30 liters per cylinder
• Very large engines for propulsion on ocean-going
  vessels

7 l/cyl for Tier 3 and 4
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Category 1 Commercial
What EPA Rules Cover--Marine Diesels
lt75 hp
workboats
fishing vessels
police boats
Category 2
gen sets
sailboats
auxiliary power for ocean-going vessels
Recreational
ferries
cruisers
tugboats
Category 3 (gt30 liter/cyl)
yachts
Great Lakes freighters
ocean-going ships
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USACE PRINCIPLES STANDARDS

• Used to Govern formulation, evaluation and
  implementation of water resources projects.
• Economic Development
• Environmental Quality
• Value to Community
• Social Benefits
• Public Safety

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MTSNAC

• Support the efforts of the private sector to
  improve the efficiency of the system
• 2. Recruit, train and retain sufficient personnel
• Support continued development of a marine highway
  system
• 4. Continue to recognize and support regional
  freight solutions

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MTSNAC

• 5. Protect system reliability by preserving
  freight infrastructure
• Enable timely, consistent and accurate
  measurement of capacity and productivity
• 7. Re-energize and complete the National Freight
  Policy Framework
• 8. Encourage private sector investment

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MTSNAC

• 9. Assert Federal preemption over interstate
  commerce
• 10. Reestablish Office of Intermodalism
• Ensure the sustainability of intermodal
  connectors
• Reduce the environmental impact and increase the
  energy efficiency of marine transportation system
  

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