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25 APPENDIX A STATEMENT OF TASK COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION (LACPR) PROGRAM This NRC committee will review the evaluations being conducted as part of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) program. These studies are being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in close coordination with the State of Louisiana. Congress has directed the Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, in partnership with the State of Louisiana, to compile a 24-month technical comprehensive hurricane risk reduction analysis and design. The Corps and the State of Louisiana thus are evaluating a wide range of flood control, coastal restoration, and hurricane protection measures in this study. The LACPR study began in early 2006 and an interim report was issued in July 2006. The LACPR team plans to issue a draft report in December 2007 and a final report in Spring 2008. The NRC committee will review all aspects of these latter two reports, including assessment of the hurricane risk reduction framework, alternatives for flood control, storm protection, coastal restoration, and risk analysis. These two LACPR reports will include several technical appendixes (e.g., cost estimates, engineering studies, draft EIS, design appendixes, and public outreach strategy) that will be part of this review. Given the large number of supporting and supplemental documents that are being produced by the Corps and various other parties, the NRC committee will also review supplemental documents as the committee sees fit and within its time and resource constraints. The NRC committee will issue two reports that include conclusions, findings, and recommendations for improving the LACPR study. UPDATE 3-17-08: The project duration has been extended. The committeeâs report is expected to be issued by late April 2008.
