Quick Look: President Bush's FY 2009 Budget: Corps of Engineers -- Feb. 4 2008

The California Institute prepares a quick analysis of the President's budget request on the day it is released.  For the FY 2009 Budget, the budget was released the morning of February 4, 2008.  The following represents an examination of this portion of the budget from a California perspective.  For analysis of other components visit our 2009 Budget page.

 

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - Civil Works

The President's Budget $4.741 billion in new federal funding for the annual Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, compared to $4.871 billion in FY08. It also includes an additional $5.761 billion in an emergency request for New Orleans. The new federal funding in the Civil Works budget consists of $3.844 billion from the general fund, $729 million from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $167 million from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and $1 million from Disposal Facilities User Fees.

Within the funding, $2.475 billion is allocated for Operation and Maintenance, and $1.402 billion for Construction.

The Budget documents state that the intent of the Corps funding request is to focus on the "highest-performing projects, rather than new starts, and thereby complete[] them sooner. This accelerates the completion of such projects as the Oakland Harbor navigation channels in California, which will be completed in 2009."

Hydraulic mining debris reservoir

The Corps uses fees collected from Pacific Gas and Electric Company to help maintain the Englebright Dam, Yuba River, California, mine debris restraining works and associated hydropower generation facilities.

Projects

Proposed FY 2009 funding for the Corps includes numerous California projects, including:

For a complete list of Corps of Engineers projects in California, go to the Corps website at: http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/cecwb/budget/budget.pdf

www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwb/budget/budget.pdf .

 

 

The California Institute prepares a quick analysis of the President's budget request on the day it is released.  The FY 2009 Budget was released the morning of February 4, 2008.  The following represents an examination of this portion of the budget from a California perspective.  For analysis of other components visit our 2009 Budget page.

Official Source Material for FY 2009 Budget -- For your reference, the following are links to mirrored copies of OMB 2009 Budget materials (which are also available from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget via direct download)

 

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