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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
441 G STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20314-1000
MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION
0 6 AUG 2019
SUBJECT: Tybee Island, Georgia — Beach Erosion Control Project — Project
Partnership Agreement (PPA)
1. Reference is made to the following:
a. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) Construction Account Long
Term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan, dated 14 June 2019;
b. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Memorandum to the Deputy
Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, dated 9 August 2018,
subject: Policy Guidance on Implementation of Supplemental Appropriations in the
Bipartisan. Budget Act of 2018;
c. CESAD-PD memorandum dated 25 October 2018, subject: Endorsement of
Proposed Strategies for Adding/Modifying Sand Dunes and for Development of a
"Coastal Consequences Factory" to Support Modeling of Coastal Storm Risk
Management (CSRM) Projects;
d. CESAD-PD memorandum electronically signed 30 January 2019, subject:
Endorsement of Proposed Strategies for Incorporating Resiliency Features in Existing
Federal CSRM Projects within SAD;
e. Engineering Documentation Report (EDR), Resiliency Effort for Tybee Island,
Georgia Shore Protection Project, City of Tybee Island, Georgia dated April 2019; and
f. CECW-I email to South Atlantic Division dated 16 July 2019 providing HQUSACE
comments regarding the dune features proposed in the April 2019 EDR.
2. Enclosed is a draft PPA for a cycle of periodic nourishment for the Tybee Island
Beach Erosion Control Project, authorized by Section 201 of the Flood Control Act of
1965, as modified by Section 301(b)(4) and Section 506 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996. The South Atlantic Division (SAD) has advised that no
additional real property interests, relocations, or placement area improvements are
required to undertake the periodic nourishment work covered by the PPA.
3. Although the referenced April 2019 EDR recommended the project be modified to
include the construction of new dunes, repair of damaged non-federal dunes, and
CECW-I
SUBJECT: Tybee Island, Georgia — Beach Erosion Control Project — Project
Partnership Agreement (PPA)
incorporation of existing non-federal dunes, such modifications would be new features
that go beyond the Corps' authority to include minor modifications to the project for
purposes of resiliency. Modification of the project to include these features would
require additional Congressional authorization. Consequently, the PPA for periodic
nourishment does not include the addition of these dune features.
4. The draft PPA includes provisions to allow the non-federal sponsor to request the
Government to undertake on their behalf additional work as long as the non-federal
sponsor pays for the work upfront. Also enclosed is an Agreement Checklist to be
completed by the district. The checklist, including the identified attachments, will
provide the division pertinent information to be considered during the PPA approval
process.
5. The enclosed draft PPA is approved for use in negotiations with the non-federal
sponsor. The SAD Commander is authorized to approve execution of the PPA if no
substantive deviations to the provided draft PPA are proposed. Division Counsel review
of, and recommendation to approve the PPA is required prior to approval by the Division
Commander. If there are any questions whether a deviation is substantive, the
Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Partnership Agreements Team is
available for consultation. The Division Commander is authorized to delegate to the
Jacksonville District Commander authority to sign the PPA, once approved.
6. Prior to coordinating the draft PPA with the non-federal sponsor, ensure that all
required insertions to the draft PPA are made. The required Certificate of Authority,
Certification Regarding Lobbying, and the Non -Federal Sponsor's Self -Certification of
Financial Capability are available on the Corps of Engineers "Project Partnership
Agreements" website under the "Forms" tab.
7. Please forward electronic copies (pdf files) of the executed PPA to
Yvonne Prettyman -Beck, Senior Program Manager, FY18 Supplemental Long -Term
Disaster Recovery Investment Plan Program Manager, and to John Lucyshyn, Project
Partnership Agreements Team, within five days after execution.
8. Please direct any questions to Yvonne Prettyman -Beck, at 202-761-4670, or to
John Lucyshyn, at 202-761-4515.
Encls JAMES C. DALTON, P.E.
Director of Civil Works
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