The groins have not been built. The $125,000 requested in the budget will be used to reimburse the Federal share of the cost of work now underway by local interests. Mr. KIRWAN. What assurances can you give us that this project will be effective any longer than the last one? General DALRYMPLE. We feel that proper placement of sand and the periodic nourishment which will be given to the beach, will insure it remaining. As you know, Virginia Beach is a resort area. The recreation afforded by the beach provides quite an economic impact on the city. We feel this plan will stabilize the beach and keep it there. RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK BAY, N.J. Mr. KIRWAN. Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, N.J., $1,100,000. Please insert the justifications in the record at this point. (The justifications follow :) RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK BAY, N.J. Location and description. The project area encompasses about 21 miles of New Jersey coast extending along Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays between the entrance to the Raritan River on the west and the Shrewsbury River on the east. The western end is about 30 miles southwest of midtown New York City. The project provides for construction of levees, beach fill, and groins to serve the dual purposes of beach erosion control and hurricane protection. Authorization.-1962 Flood Control Act. Benefit-cost ratio.-1.6 to 1. 1 In addition, local interests have expended over $1,000,000 for prior corrective action. The permanent population in the communities to be protected is over 142,000 (1960 census). During the summer months the population is greatly increased by vacationists who are attracted by the waterfront recreational facilities. For example, the population of Keansburg increases from 7,000 to about 75,000 people. There are numerous facilities for recreational boating in the area. An amusement center is located at Keansburg. Cheesequake State Park in Madison Township has facilities for picnicking and camping. Commercial and industrial development in the area includes a chemical and miscellaneous manufacturing plants at Union Beach. At a number of locations in the area the shore has been seriously eroded by wave action, exposing public and private properties to wave attack and reducing the width of beaches to the extent that they are inadequate for recreational use. Because of the especially low and flat terrain, several areas are vulnerable to severe tidal inundation during storms, which has resulted in substantial flood damages, loss of life, and hardship to hundreds of families evacuated at the time of storms and hurricanes. The hurricane of September 12, 1960 ("Donna"), caused about $6 million damage in the area covered by the plan of protection. Many houses were destroyed or badly damaged. Boats and waterfront terminal facilities were damaged. Beach erosion was extensive. The storm of March 6, 1962, accompanied by extremely high tides, severe wave action, and high winds, also caused extensive damages on the same order of magnitude as the September 12, 1960, damages. Fiscal year 1965.-The requested amount of $1,100,000 will be applied as follows: Complete construction at Madison and Matawan Townships_. Engineering and design___. Supervision and administration__ Total-- $191, 000 791, 000 21, 000 97, 000 1, 100, 000 The requested amount is essential to maintaining orderly and economical progress. Non-Federal costs.-The investment required of local interests in construction of the authorized project is estimated at $3,028,000, broken down as follows: Construction of groins and levees and placing beach fill_. Total cash contribution. Lands, easements, and relocations of buildings---. Non-Federal share of work completed at Keansburg in 1957-- Total_ $2,555, 000 2,555, 000 336, 000 137,000 3, 028, 000 In addition, local interests have expended more than $1 million since 1929 on various projects which have provided limited beach erosion control and hurricane protection. The work included placement of beach fill and construction of jetties, groins, and bulkheads. Local interests are required to maintain the project upon completion and to undertake periodic beach nourishment. It is estimated that the average annual expenditure for maintenance will total $83,600. Status of local cooperation.—The agency responsible for local cooperation is the State of New Jersey, which executed and forwarded the final assurances April 3, 1963. These were accepted for the United States by the district engineer on April 11, 1963. The commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Development of the State of New Jersey is in the process of obtaining necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way. The State has contributed the non-Federal share of funds required for work in fiscal year 1964. 32-218-64-pt. 1--55 Comparison of Federal cost estimates.-The current Federal cost estimate of $5,382,000 (July 1963 prices) represents an increase of $2,166,000 over the latest estimate of $3,216,000 submitted to the Congress. This increase is due to an increase in quantities due to storm and natural erosion since preparation of the authorizing document ($1,045,000); an increase in unit prices due to rise in level of contract dredging costs prevailing in the area as a result of a recent great demand for dredging plant ($1,227,000); an increase in the cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and building relocation ($130,000) ; partially offset by elimination of hurricane protection to the Lawrence Harbor Cabin Colony which was destroyed by fire ($193,000); and a reduction in Government costs ($43,000). Summary construction program (PB-1), fiscal years 1964 and 1965 Please give us more detail on the cost increase of $2,166,000 which you are showing. General DALRYMPLE. The increase is largely due to the increase in quantities that were eroded due to storm and natural erosion since the preparation of the authorizing document. There has also been an increase in unit prices due to a rise in the price of contract dredging which prevails in that area, an increase in costs of land, of easements, rights-of-way, and building relocations. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, N.Y. Mr. KIRWAN. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, N.Y., $2,440,000. Please insert the justifications. (The justifications follow :) FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, N.Y. Location and description.-The project area is on the Atlantic coast of Long Island extending from Fire Island Inlet easterly to Montauk Point, N.Y., a distance of about 83 miles. The project provides for Federal construction of an improvement to serve the dual purposes of hurricane protection and beach erosion control. The plan of improvement principally consists of raising the dunes; providing protective vegetation; widening the beaches; constructing groins; and providing for subsequent beach nourishment. Authorization.-1960 River and Harbor Act. 1 In addition, local interests have expended over $5,000,000 for prior corrective action. PHYSICAL DATA Dunes: Raise to elevation 20 feet above mean sea level. Beaches: Widen to minimum width of 100 feet. Periodic nourishment: 480,000 cubic yards annually. The shore from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point affords a recreation area for an increasing tributary population, presently more than 5 million persons. Erosion of the shore front is a serious threat to present use and future development of the shore for recreation purposes. The hurricane problems are related to the tidal flooding. Storm tides created by high winds and low barometric pressure have broken through the dunes and barrier reefs along the shore, with resultant heavy loss of life and extensive property damage on both the ocean front and on the mainland along the inner bays. A recurrence of the hurricane tide of record, that of September 1938 when 45 lives were lost, would cause inundation and wave damage estimated at more than $50 million under existing conditions. Because of the absence of an assured natural supply of beach material, the area requires periodic beach nourishment. Fiscal year 1965.-The requested amount of $2,440,000 will be applied as follows: Continue dune construction and beach replenishment in the Moriches Total_ $573, 000 1,520, 000 137,000 210, 000 2,440, 000 The amount requested is needed for reasonable construction progress to permit completion of the Moriches-Shinnecock section by the end of fiscal year 1967. Non-Federal costs.-The investment required of local interests in construction of the authorized project is estimated at $32,146,000, broken down as follows: Raising dunes; initial beach replenishment; groin construction_--- $25, 560, 000 Total cash contribution___. Lands; relocations of buildings and other structures_-- Total_ 25, 560,000 2,440,000 4, 140, 000 32, 140, 000 In addition, local interests have expended more than $5 million since 1938 on various projects which have provided limited beach erosion control and hurricane protection. This work included placement of sand dune fills, grass planting, erection of sand fence barriers and construction of jetties, groins, and bulkheads. Local interests are required to maintain the project upon completion and to undertake periodic beach nourishment. It is estimated that the average annual expenditure for maintenance will be $295,000. The annual expenditure for beach nourishment (exclusive of the first 10 years after completion) is estimated at approximately $452,000. Status of local cooperation.-The agency responsible for local cooperation is the State of New York. Assurances of local cooperation were executed by the State and were accepted by the Government on August 20, 1963. Nonreceipt of required contributed funds, lands, and rights-of-way has delayed the initiation of construction. Previous objections by local interests appear to have been resolved by the inclusion of certain groins in the initial phase of construction and the State now expects to fulfill its obligations by February 1964. Comparison of Federal cost estimates.-The current Federal cost estimate of $32,160,000 (July 1963 prices) is an increase of $12,460,000 over the latest estimate of $19,700,000 submitted to the Congress. The increased cost is due to application of the revised cost-sharing provision of the 1962 River and Harbor Act which raised the estimated Federal share of the project by $1,080,000; an increase in unit prices due to a rise in level of contract dredging costs prevailing in the area as a result of a general price index rise and a recent great demand for dredging plant ($4,880,000); an increase due to changed conditions resulting in an increase in quantities of sand and rock fill, primarily because of shore erosion which has occurred since the preparation of the authorizing document ($4,335,000); and an increase due to changes in design primarily to meet the latest criteria for alinement of the sand dunes and for increased length and cross section of the rock groins ($2,320,000); and offset by a reduction in Government costs of $155,000. |