RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE expenditure of $113,598.67 from the restricted Suisun Bay/New York Slough Assessment District revenues to fund the Contra Costa County Water Agency match to a Federal Army Corps of Engineers grant to conduct various studies related to the San Francisco-to-Stockton Navigation Improvement Study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $113,598.67 will come from the Suisun Bay/New York Slough Assessment District fund. No impact to the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Study is part of a long-term effort to improve deep draft navigation from the San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California and was originally authorized by Congress in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965. The Port of Stockton (Port) is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE's) non-federal sponsor for the study, and Contra Costa County and participating refineries, are contributing partners to the Port.
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