The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) has invited public comment on two draft Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration plans intended to provide and enhance recreational opportunities and to restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats in the Barataria Basin.
The first of the two draft restoration plans is the ‘Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities’ (Draft Recreational Use RP), which presents a restoration plan to compensate for lost recreational use as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Included are $22 million in proposed projects emphasizing the creation and enhancement of recreational fishing infrastructure, access to recreational fishing, and educational and outreach projects to promote use and stewardship of natural resources.
The four proposed projects are:
The public comment period for the Draft Recreational Use RP, originally scheduled to end on January 19, 2018, has been extended to February 2, 2018.
The second draft restoration plan is the ‘Draft Strategic Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #3: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats in the Barataria Basin, Louisiana’ (Draft Barataria Basin SRP).
The Louisiana TIG is proposing two decisions in this draft plan:
The public comment period for the Draft Barataria Basin SRP opened on December 20, 2017 and will close on February 5, 2018.