2nd Public Notice 214 MOA for Mid-Breton

This Special Public Notice announces that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”), New Orleans District (“CEMVN”), District Commander has decided to accept and expend funds contributed by State of Louisiana, through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (“CPRA”) pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) between CEMVN and CPRA, in accordance with Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, (“Section 214”), as amended by Section 1006 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. The purpose of the MOA is to establish the framework for the acceptance and expenditure of funds to be provided by CPRA to expedite the CEMVN evaluation and processing of applications submitted by CPRA to CEMVN pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. 408) (hereinafter “Section 408”) and pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) (hereinafter “Section 404”), and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. 403) (“Section 10”) collectively referred to as “Section 10/404” herein, for proposed Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project (“Project”) that serves a public purpose.

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