WARD AND SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC

NAT · Natural Resources

Support for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand placement on Bald Head Island; assistance with issues related to the wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region; issues related to the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project with support from funds made available through NOAAs Coastal Zone Management Account; and comments on the Corps publication of a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Letter Report for the Wilmington Harbor Deepening Project.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

EPAs Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF); funding for same; and, shoreline protection through various programs and agencies; Coastal Storm Damage Reduction; Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion; authorization of a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study in partnership with the Corps of Engineers through the Water Resources Development Act of 2024; authorization for the expansion of the State of NCs Environmental Infrastructure authority through the Corps of Engineers; and, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) planned wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project through NOAA and other agencies; Support for funding for federal disaster assistance programs through FEMA, SBA and HUD.

DIS · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project, funded through an earmark in NOAAs Coastal Zone Management Account; support for the authorization of a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study in partnership with the Corps of Engineers through the Water Resources Development Act of 2024; and, engagement regarding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) planned wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region.