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Title:	St. Johns County, Florida, South Ponte Vedra Beach, Vilano Beach, and Summer Haven Reaches, Coastal Storm Risk Management Project : Final Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment, Appendix F, Public Access and Cost Sharing
Authors:	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Keywords:	Hurricanes Storms Shore protection Flood control Environmental management Beach erosion Beach nourishment Saint Johns County (Fla.)
Publisher:	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District.
Abstract:	This appendix outlines cost sharing for the Recommended Plan as determined by shoreline ownership and use. The plan spans from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) reference monuments R-103.5 to R-116.5 and consists of initial and periodic nourishments of the existing dune profile and an additional 60' berm extension. Boundaries for the segment to determine federal cost sharing extend from the northernmost point at the private Serenata Beach Club in South Ponte Vedra Beach an approximate 2.6 miles south into Vilano Beach. Tapers of a maximum length of 1,000 feet will be added at the northern and southern ends of the berm extension to stabilize the fill. The addition of tapers results in sand placement from R-102.5 to R117.5. The current cost share estimates are based on policy guidance provided by Engineer Regulations (ER) 1105-2-100, Appendix E and ER 1165-2-130. Cost sharing for this project is determined by section 103(c)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986, which establishes a 65/35 (federal/non-federal) cost share for coastal storm risk management, except for private undeveloped shores or shorelines limited to private use. WRDA 1999 changed the cost sharing policy, previously provided by WRDA 1986, by setting a maximum federal share of periodic nourishment, carried out after 1 January 2003, to 50% for projects authorized for construction after 31 December 1999. Therefore, costs assigned to developed lands (publicly or privately owned) and undeveloped public lands are cost shared 65% federal and 35% non-federal for initial construction and 50% federal / 50% non-federal for periodic nourishment. Benefits from prevention of damages to transportation facilities are considered storm damage reduction benefits according to ER 1165-2-130 and are cost shared 65% federal and 35% non-federal for initial construction. “Transportation facilities” in the project area include street ends. Costs assigned to undeveloped, privately owned lands, even publicly accessible, are not federally cost shared (100% non-federal). Note that, for the purposes of this report, “developed” indicates the presence of buildings and/or other infrastructure such as roadways. Parks, parking lots, and vacant lots are not considered to be “developed” lands. If lands are not within ¼ mile north or ¼ mile south of public access and public parking, then the associated costs will be 100% non-federal. The cost sharing for the project is determined to be 23.0% federal, 77.0% non-federal for initial construction. Table 1 shows the cost sharing estimates for initial construction and subsequent periodic nourishments.
Description:	Feasibility Study/Environmental Assessment
Rights:	Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11681/27274
Appears in Collections:	Environmental Documents