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Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration Trustee Council Annual Public Meeting July 16, 2020

• Welcome and Introduction • Trustee Council Update • Restoration Area Updates • Your Comments

FLORIDA ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI Leslie Chris Chris Reed Blankenship Wells LOUISIANA TEXAS DOI Bren Haase Robin Mary Josie (Chair) Riechers Blanchard EPA NOAA USDA D. Lee Chris Homer Forsgren Doley Wilkes

Trustee Council Update

APRIL 2016 Settlement Adds $7.8B in Natural Resource Damages APRIL 2010 Oil Spill Today JULY 2020 Early Restoration APRIL 2011 2017-2031 $1B Early Trustees Receive Settlement Payments Every April Restoration Trustees Release Annual Reports Every Year Agreement w/ BP

We tla n ds, Coastal, Restore and Nearshore H abitats and Conserve I labitat Projects on Habitat Federally Managed Lands Nutrient Reduction Restore Water Qua l ity Water Quality Fi sh ;md Water Column l nverlebrales Pr ovide for Slurg1mn Monit or ing, Adaptive Management Replen i sh and a nd Submerged Aquatic Prolecl Administrative Vegetation Lv i ng Oversight Coasta l lu Suppurl Oysters and Marine Restorat i on Resources I mp l ementation Sea T urtles Mar i ne Mammals Bi rds Provide and l:.nhance Mesopholi c and Deep Recreationa l Benthic Communit i es Opportunities Provide and Enhance Recreationa l Opporlun i lies

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h re Marine Ecosystem: Nears o . . Section 4.~ . , Source: Programmatic Restoration Plan

• Individual projects often benefit multiple restoration types. • Some projects are located in multiple locations across the Gulf. • We leverage funding sources to maximize Gulf ecosystem restoration. • We work with local experts to benefit resources and the services they provide.

Monitoring & Adaptive Management (MAM) • Released first version of the MAM Manual and an update to the Manual in late 2019 • Supporting programmatic evaluation efforts across TIGs and Restoration Types • Continued evaluation and recommendations regarding monitoring data management

2020 • 10 Year Commemoration Materials • Continued Annual reporting • 200+ projects • Annual financial summary Future • Conduct a program review of governance, process, outreach and restoration

Restoration Area Updates

Alabama Restoration Area Presenter: Chris Blankenship Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

• Committed approximately $180 million for projects and planning activities as of May 2020. • The total allocation is $295 million.

• Released the Final Alabama TIG Restoration Plan III in December 2019 approving seven projects o Five Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities Projects o Two Bird Projects • Continued implementation and monitoring of projects from Early Restoration and Restoration Plans I and II

• AL TIG Provided funding to the Alabama State Parks Division for renovations • Renovations include: replacement of pine decking with material more tolerant of marine conditions, new fish cleaning station, and wildlife-friendly pier and parking lot lighting

• Continue implementation and monitoring of projects • Annual Meeting of AL TIG fall 2020

Florida Restoration Area Presenter: Leslie Reed Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• Committed just over $187 million for projects and planning activities as of May 2020. • The total allocation is $680 million.

• Continued implementation and monitoring of Early Restoration projects • Held a public meeting in November 2019 as part of the Florida Deepwater Horizon Restoration Summit • Approved the third phase of the Phase V Florida Coastal Access Project in September 2019 • Requested project ideas for Restoration Plan 2 in August 2019

• Restoration Type: Water Quality • Budget: ~ $1,382,400 • Hydrologic restoration of Alligator Lake, a rare coastal dune lake in Walton County • Removed barriers separating north and south portions of lake, allowing free exchange of fresh and Gulf waters • Five years of post construction monitoring

• Continue implementation and monitoring of Early Restoration projects • Continue implementation of Final Restoration Plan 1 and Environmental Assessment projects • Initiate restoration planning for Restoration Plan 2

Louisiana Restoration Area Presenter: Maury Chatellier Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

• Committed approximately $734 million for projects and planning activities as of May 2020. • The total allocation is $5 billion.

Final Restoration Plan #1.3 • Final Restoration Plan to Restore for Birds and Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands Restoration Plan #6 • Final Restoration Plan to Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats Restoration Plan #3.3 • Final Restoration Plan to Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats Final Supplemental Plans and Assessments

Proposed Restoration Plan Project Budget Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Approximately #1.2 – Lake Borgne and Spanish Pass Marsh Creation $215,000,000 Projects Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Approximately #5 – Living Coastal and Marine Resources (LCMR) – $28,700,000 Marine Mammals and Oysters Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment TBD (Winter #7 – Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and 2020) Birds

Mississippi Restoration Area Presenter: Chris Wells Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

• Committed approximately $150 million for projects and planning activities as of May 2020. • The total allocation is $295 million.

• In September 2019, the MS TIG released the Final Supplemental Restoration Plan: Grand Bay Land Acquisition and Habitat Management. • In April 2020, we released the Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment II (Restoration Plan II) for public review and comment. • The MS TIG intends to publish the Final Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment II in the summer or fall of 2020.

• Continue restoration project implementation and monitoring. • Release the Final Restoration Plan II and initiate implementation of approved Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Oysters projects. • Hold Annual Meeting and Mississippi Restoration Summit in the fall of 2020.

Texas Restoration Area Presenter: Robin Riechers Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

• Committed approximately $107 million for projects and planning activities as of May 2020. • The total allocation is $238 million

• Artificial Reefs (Freeport, Matagorda, Mid-Upper Texas Coast/Ship) – completed construction and monitoring • Sea Rim State Park– completed construction of park amenities • Laguna Atascosa and Mid-Coast NWR Habitat Acquisitions – completed land transactions • Planning Activities – developed watershed selection criteria and nonpoint source nutrient reduction strategies for the Nutrient Reduction Restoration Type