The Coastal Texas Study -  the website where GLO puts their study of where funding is going to be prioritized. 

https://coastalstudy.texas.gov/index.html

It has our programs in it

roposed Measures on the Mid to Upper Texas Coast

Matagorda, Jackson, Victoria, and Calhoun counties

Ecosystem Restoration

 The coast’s natural environment works as an incredible storm defense. Marshes, barrier islands and other environmental features act as a buffer from erosion, subsidence, and storm losses. Not only are these environmental aspects necessary for storm surge prevention, but they act as a diverse habitat for the local ecosystem and wildlife.

Many of these environmental features in your area, however, are in dire need of restoration.

For this reason, ecosystem restoration measures are proposed in your region to protect your local community from storm surge and to restore critical wildlife environments.

https://www.glo.texas.gov/coast/grant-projects/cmp/index.html

The Texas General Land Office:

  • Awards approximately $2.2 million annually in grants
  • Reviews federal actions in the Texas coastal zone to ensure consistency with the goals and policies of the CMP
  • Supports protection of natural habitats and wildlife
  • Provides baseline data on the health of gulf waters

The federally approved program brings approximately $2.2 million in federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) funds to Texas, most of which goes to state and local entities to implement projects and program activities. Texas is one of only a handful of coastal states that pass substantial amounts of CZMA funds through to coastal communities for projects in the coastal zone. 

The Land Office has funded projects in all parts of the coastal zone for a wide variety of purposes. The General Land Office established the following categories for use of these funds by coastal communities:

  • Coastal Natural Hazards Response
  • Critical Areas Enhancement
  • Public Access
  • Waterfront Revitalization and Ecotourism Development
  • Permit Streamlining/Assistance, Governmental Coordination and Local Government Planning Assistance
  • Water Sediment Quantity and Quality Improvements

Interesting presentation on the ports and the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way



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