National Estuarine Research Reserve Association Rebecca Roth – Executive Director
NERRA – National Friends Group for NERRS • Overview of current budget situation • Why support from friends groups is needed • What can be done -Locally -Regionally -Nationally
O VERVIEW OF NERRS B UDGET & NERRA FY 2013 F UNDING R EQUESTS FY ’13 FY ’13 H OUSE NERRA RA FY ’12 S ENATE TE P ROGRAM P RES .’ S FY 13 3 Omnibus F UNDING FY 13 B ILL B UDGET B ILL R EQUES EST NERRS $22.3 $22.28 $22.28 $18 $17.08 O PERATIONS NERRS PAC $1.7 $1.7 $1.69 $0 $0 ( C ONSTRUCTION & A CQUISITION )
FEDERAL BUDGET REVIEW • Your NERR is currently operating on funding from NOAA FY11 Budget • Congress passed Omnibus Bill for FY12: all reserves getting same $ amount in FY12 as received in FY11 • President’s FY13 Budget released in Feb 2012: specifies cuts to come from Reserve Operations and Graduate Research Fellow Program Time Line Pres Budget FY13 Congress Hearings & House/Senate Marks Conf Comm Feb 2012 Mar-May/June Sept By Oct 1, 2012 the FY13 Budget is either Passed or Cont’d by resolution
Supporting the NERRS • Reaching Out: Cooperate/Politicos • Economic Information AK Specific • 2009 ex-vessel value of KB mariculture is approx. $500,000 industry : uses KBRR SWMP/water temperature data • AK’s commercial seafood industry in Southcentral AK $177M •AK’s commercial fisheries are the most productive and valuable in the nation: wholesale value over $3B •AK’s combined economic impact of commercial and sport fishing is $7.4B and almost 90,000 jobs
RESOURCES Rebecca Roth roth@nerra.org 202.236.4819 • www.nerra.org Cindy Kennie, Director of Special Projects • By Friends For Friends kennie@nerra.org NERRA website Blog • Monthly NERRA webinars 3 rd Tuesday of month @ 2pm EST – all welcome! • Economic info support • Email or call NERRA Questions?
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