STATUS OF THE COALITION FEBRUARY 4, 2010 Chuck May, Chair Pro Tem cmay08@charter.net www.miseagrant.umich.edu/harbors
Two years ago Feb. 2008 Coalition to unify grass roots voices In 2007--No funding for shallow draft --Minimal funding for commercial harbors --Harbors silting in --Ships going aground --Ships light loaded --Lives endangered, some lost Mission:-- Immediate funding for critical dredging -- Equitable, sustainable, needs based budget process
Unify all harbors commercial & shallow draft Resolutions of Support from harbor communities & advocate organizations Help them help us! --Senators & Representatives --Army Corps of Engineers --Waterways Commission/DNR Communicate economic benefit of Great Lakes recreational boating ($5.5 bil)
Partner with other organizations with common cause --Lake Carriers Assoc. --American Great Lakes Ports Assoc. --Realize America s Maritime Promise (RAMP) --Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways Assoc. --National Waterways Conference Spread Coalition Great Lakes wide (119 Harbors, 8 Senators, 125 Representatives)
Federal Harbors on the Great Lakes Beaver Bay Two Harbors Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing WI Commercial Recreational Grand Marais La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway IL Lake Superior Eagle Harbor Chippewa Harbor MI Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Presque Isle Marquette Cedar River Menominee Oconto Port Washington Milwaukee Gladstone Little Bay de noc Two Rivers Manitowoc Sheboygan Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Indiana Harbor Algoma Kewaunee IN Little Lake Grand Marais Frankfort Arcadia Whitefish Point Harbor Greilickville Soo Locks St. Marys River Channels in Straits of Mackinac Detour Manistique Les Cheneaux Island Grays Reef Mackinac Island St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan Cross Village Hammond Bay Inland Route Washington Petoskey Island Charlevoix Leland Alpena Sturgeon Bay Portage Lake Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City MI Black River Harbor Harrisville Au Sable Harbor Point Lookout Saginaw OH Tawas Bay Monroe Bolles Harbor Rouge River Detroit River A non-linear navigation system with 63 federal commercial harbors and 74 federal shallow draft/recreational harbors Some shallow draft harbors are subsistence harbors or support commercial transportation (ferries) or commercial fishing activities Clinton River Black River Pine River Lake St. Clair Port Austin Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington St. Clair River Belle River CANADA PA NY Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Port Ontario Oswego Ogdensburg Morristown 5
Michigan (57 Harbors) 75% of harbor communities with Resolutions 2009 - $6 million lump sum for dredging 2010 - $6 million lump sum for dredging Total of $12 million Average of $210,000 for 57 harbors 23 harbor dredgings Senators & Representatives propose firewalling Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF)
New York ( 17 Harbors) Two kick-off meetings in October 2009 Seven Resolutions of Support Representatives propose $3-5 mil. for 2011 budget Representatives proposing WRDA to firewall HMTF
Ohio (14 Harbors) Kick-off meeting in September 2009 Three Resolutions of Support Buzz is building! Wisconsin (20 Harbors) Meeting with Wisconsin i Marine Assoc. on March 12, 2010 Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania (11 Harbors) TBD
Resolutions of Support Official Resolutions 76 Citizens Represented 1.7 Million Overall, remarkable growth in two years!
Dredging Funding Trends 2007-2010 1000 cu yd) Qua antity Dr redged ( 5.5 5.0 2009 ARRA (Stimulus) 4.5 4.0 35 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 3.3M Annual Req. FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 Backlog will grow by 0.3M cu yards in 2010 L. Superior Regional Provisions Michigan Regional Provision Commercial Regional Provisions Energy & Water Adds President's Budget 10
Path Forward to Reduce Backlog 2010-2017 2017 Cubic Yards Dredg ged (x1000)- Blue Lin ne 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 FY10 Conference 0 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 g (1000 cu yd ds) en Line Cum. Backlo - Gre Annual Great Lakes Dredging 1986-2009 Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog FY10 11
GLSHC to develop a formal structure and plan for sustainability GLSHC to continue advocacy for one lump funding appropriations for Corps use throughout Great Lakes harbors GLSHC will continue pushing for adequate funding in President s budget and firewalling the HMTF for its intended purpose
All federally authorized harbors on Great Lakes need to approve Resolutions of Support Harbor communities to submit requests for needed dredging and/or infrastructure to Senators/Representatives by mid-feb. 2010 --Contact Army Corps office re. support --Talk to local congressional contacts --Submit formal request --Copy to Chuck May
Thanks to the Army Corps Great Lakes Offices and staff for this meeting and their proven support!
STATUS OF THE COALITION FEBRUARY 4, 2010 Chuck May, Chair Pro Tem cmay08@charter.net www.miseagrant.umich.edu/harbors