great lakes small harbors coalition

Chuck May, Chair Pro TemPortage Lake Harbor, MI.

cmay08@charter.netwww.greatlakessmallharbors.org/

Portage Lake HarborUS Army Corpsof EngineersGreat Lakes & Ohio River Division

Great Lakes Crisis in the Making!

• IV Drip (Earmarks) for a Decade!• D.C. Shutting off Life Support!• FY12, Only 7 of 112 to be Dredged!• FY13, 7 of 112 to be Dredged!• All 71 Shallow Draft “Cutoff”!• Personal Safety/Community Lifeblood?

Harbors Need Your Help!

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Lake Huron

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

MI

MI

NY

PA

IL

WI

IN

CANADA

OH

MorristownCape Vincent

Sackets Harbor

Port Ontario

OswegoLittle Sodus Bay

Great Sodus Bay

Irondequoit Bay

Rochester

Oak Orchard

OlcottWilsonLittle RiverBlack Rock Lock/Tonawanda

BuffaloSturgeon Point

CattaraugusDunkirkBarcelonaErie

Ashtabula

ConneautFairportClevelandRocky River

LorainVermilionHuronSanduskyWest Harbor

Port

ClintonToussaint

RiverCooley CanalToledo

Put-In-

BayBolles Harbor

Monroe

Rouge RiverDetroit River

Clinton RiverBelle River

Pine River

Lake St. Clair

St. Clair River

Black River

Lexington

Caseville

Port Austin

Bay

Port

Harbor BeachPort Sanilac

Sebewain

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Point Lookout

Tawas Bay

Au Sable Harbor

Harrisville

Black River Harbor

Alpena

Hammond Bay

Cheboygan

Inland Route

Mackinac CityMackinac Island

St. JamesCross Village

PetoskeyCharlevoix

Channels in Straits of Mackinac

Grays Reef

Leland

GreilickvilleFrankfort

Arcadia

Portage Lake

Manistee

Ludington

PentwaterWhite Lake

Muskegon

Saugatuck

Grand River

Holland

Grand Haven

South Haven

St. Joseph

St. Joseph RiverNew Buffalo

Michigan CityBurns Small Boat Harbor

Burns Waterway Harbor

Indiana Harbor

CalumetChicago River

Chicago Harbor

Waukegan

Kenosha

Milwaukee

Port Washington

Sheboygan

Manitowoc

Washington Island

Green Bay

Big Suamico

Kewaunee

Algoma

Sturgeon Bay

Two Rivers

PensaukeeOconto

MenomineeCedar River

Little Bay de nocGladstone

Manistique

DetourLes Cheneaux Island

Soo LocksSt. Marys River

Whitefish Point HarborLittle Lake

Grand Marais

Presque Isle

Marquette

Big Bay

Grand Traverse Bay

Lac La BelleEagle Harbor

Keweenaw Waterway

OntonagonBlack RiverSaxonAshland

Chippewa Harbor

Grand Marais

Beaver Bay

Two Harbors

Knife River

Duluth-Superior Bayfield

La PointeCornucopia

Port Wing

Commercial

Recreational

Federal Harbors on the Great LakesFederal Harbors on the Great Lakes A non-linear navigation system with 60 federal commercial harbors and 79 federal shallow draft/recreational harborsSome shallow draft harbors are subsistence harbors or support commercial transportation (ferries) or commercial fishing activities

City County

Ports 5,030,000 10,775,000Harbors 1,620,000 8,975,000

TOTAL 6,650,000 19,750,000

Founded in Michigan Feb. ‘08 Unified Grassroots Voice Earmarks = Broken Process Mission: Equitable, sustainable, and needs

based budget process 110 Resolutions of Support (incl. Advocate

Orgs.) 72 Harbor Communities (60%) Over 4 million citizens

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Annual Great Lakes Dedging 1986-2011 Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog

Dredging Backlog Grows to 23M CY by 2017

Backlog Growth Under Constrained Dredging Funding 2012-2017

Assume FY13-FY17 Ann. Dredging Equalto FY13PB Level of 2.4M CY

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Ports 10 Harbors>1 mil. Tons 14 PRIORITY TO FUND (20%) 24

Low-Use Commercial 27 Shallow Draft 71 LOW TO NO PRIORITY (80%) 98

Michigan (6) Ohio (6)Presque Isle AshtabulaAlpena ConneautMuskegon SanduskyCharlevoix LorainGrand Haven FairportMarquette Huron

Minnesota New YorkTwo Harbors Buffalo

Needed Funded % Commercial 22 7 32%

Shallow Draft 39 0 0%

TOTAL 61 7 11%

Needed Funded %New York 9 00Ohio 10 1 10Michigan 27 4 15Indiana 1 1 100Illinois 1 1 100Wisconsin 12 0 0Minnesota 1 0 0 TOTAL 61 7 11%

NO SHALLOW DRAFT!

Funded

New York 0Ohio 3Michigan 4Indiana 1Wisconsin 0Minnesota 0

TOTAL 8

New York 2 (Oswego; Black Rock)Ohio 3 (Ashtabula; Fairport; Lorain)Michigan 3 (Portage Lake; New

Buffalo, Grand Marais)Indiana 1 (Burns Small Boat)

TOTAL 9

Dredging (Great Lakes Wide)Facts: Shallow Draft $10 mil.Com’l (<1 mil. Ton) $10 mil.

Total Annual $20 mil. Infrastructure - Annual $20 mil.

Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT)Tax Pays

1986 .04% 40%1990 .125% 100%

Purpose: Ad Valorum Tax on ship cargo and passenger tickets to fund the operation and maintenance of nation’s harbors.

Annual Economic Impact $5.5 bil. (Source: John Glen Study)

Annual Payback on Dredging 550X

Jobs!! Over 60,000

Hello, Keep The Harbors Open!

Bills S.412 and H.R.104

“Mandate 100% of HMT is spent annually to maintain Nation’s federal harbors.”

Nationwide 35 (35%)Great Lakes 11 (69%)

Illinois 1 (Kirk) New York 2Indiana 0 Ohio 2Michigan 2 Pennsylvania 0Minnesota 2 Wisconsin 2

Nationwide 176 (40%) Great Lakes States 58 (46%)

Michigan 13 of 15 Pennsylvania 6 of 19 Illinois 13 of 19 Wisconsin 4 of 8 Ohio 10 of 18 Minnesota 2 of 8 New York 8 of 29 Indiana 2 of 9

GREAT LAKES 58 OF 125

• Pass H.R.104 & S.412 stand alone (low)

• Add to Appropriations Bills House H.R.7 Energy &

Infrastructure Senate Surface Transportation• WRDA (no)

Unifying: Harbor Communities Commercial & Shallow Draft Harbors G.L. Congressional Delegation Other Advocate Orgs.

Engaging: Citizens, Boards, Mayors, Yachting, Fishing

Raising the “Crowd Noise”!

Commissioners formally prioritize this mission?

Governors individually & collectively engaged?

Entreat Corps Generals for higher priority? Petition Administration/OMB for adequate

Great Lakes regional budget line-item ($20/$20 mil.)?

Encourage G.L. Senators/Representatives not co-sponsoring?

Help publicize this CRISIS! CROWD NOISE!

Already low use commercial harbors “closed/reopened”!

Next, sailboats; then cruising/ fishing/recreational boats!

Personal safety issue! Community survival! GET ENGAGED!

Portage Lake HarborUS Army Corpsof EngineersGreat Lakes & Ohio River Division

Chuck May, Chair Pro TemPortage Lake Harbor, Mi.

cmay08@charter.netwww.greatlakessmallharbors.org/