Palm Beach County FL BEC (C)

May 2023

FACT SHEET

Palm Beach County, FL BEC
Construction (C)
Congressional Districts: 20, 21, 22, 23

1. DESCRIPTION

The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1962 authorized the project as a reimbursable project for Jupiter/Carlin, Ocean Ridge, Delray Beach, and North Boca Raton segments located within Palm Beach County. The Jupiter/Carlin segment extends approximately 1.1 miles from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) monument R-13 to R-19.  The Ocean Ridge segment extends approximately 1.42 miles from R-152 at the South Lake Worth Inlet to R-159. The Delray Beach segment extends approximately 2.65 miles from just north of R-175 at the Delray Beach city limit to R-188. The North Boca Raton segment extends approximately 1.45 miles from R-205 to just south of R-212.

2. FUNDING

Estimated Total Cost $369,000,000
Estimated Federal Cost $182,000,000


a.  Regular Civil Works Funds: 

Allocation thru FY22 $56,231,000
Allocation for FY23 $0
President's Budget FY24 $0
 

   b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:

Construction
Current Working Estimate         $200,000  
Allocation thru FY22   $180,000
Allocation for FY23 $0
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
Working Estimate   $42,400,000
Allocation thru FY22   $42,372,000
Allocation for FY23                   $0
 

c.  P.L 117-43: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act: 

Total Work Plan $67,000,000
Allocation for FY23 $67,000,000

 

3. SPONSOR

Boca Raton Segment:
City of Boca Raton
201 West Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432

Delray Beach Segment:
Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners* 
c/o Environmental Resources management
2300 North Jog Road, 4th Floor

West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2743 
*Non-Federal Sponsor is Palm Beach County, and City of Delray Beach manages their segment through Interlocal Agreement between County and City

Jupiter/Carlin Segment:
Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners
c/o Environmental Resources Management
2300 North Jog Road, 4th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2743

Ocean Ridge Segment:
Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners
c/o Environmental Resources Management
2300 North Jog Road, 4th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2743

4. STATUS

All four segments were completely renourished between November 2019 and April 2020 using Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA18) Supplemental funding as a result of impacts encountered due to Hurricane Irma in 2017. The Jupiter/Carlin segment consisted of placing approximately 422,000 cubic yards (cy) of material between November 2019 and January 2020. The Ocean Ridge segment consisted of placing approximately 464,000 cy of material in March 2020. The Delray Beach segment consisted of placing approximately 365,000 cy of material between January and March 2020. The North Boca Raton segment consisted of placing approximately 564,000 cy of material between January and April 2020.

Palm Beach County beaches were recently impacted by Hurricane Nicole in November 2022. The Corps, Jacksonville District is preparing Project Information Reports for the segments to determine Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) eligibility under Public Law 84-99.

A Section 934 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA 1996) report for the Jupiter/Carlin segment was completed by the Corps in August 2018 and was approved by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA (CW)) in July 2019. The Section 934 Report will extend federal participation to 2045. The Corps and Palm Beach County executed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) Amendment No. 1 on December 12, 2022, to incorporate the extension.

The Corps and Palm Beach County executed PPA Amendment No.1 for the Delray Beach segment on October 14, 2022, to incorporate a 6-year extension of Federal participation from 2023 to 2029 under WRDA 2018.

 

Palm Beach County Shore Protection Project map