Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $4,921,503 in Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery grants for Liberty County to make street improvements.
"Hurricane Harvey devastated communities across the Texas Coast," said Commissioner Bush. "These recovery funds are critical to improving local infrastructure that will protect lives, homes and businesses from future storms. We continue to work with our partners in communities across the region to leverage these resources efficiently and effectively to benefit Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey.”
The road improvements will take place in the following locations:
- CR 401 - 1400 LF east of FM 1409 to the end of the road
- CR 2071CR 2071 to 1.3 miles north
- CR 2174 - CR 2184 to CR 2173
- CR 2050 - 1.5 miles east of CR 2058 to FM 834 E
- CR 2850 - FM 2610 to CR 2852
- CR 2132 - FM 787 W to 3.2 miles east
- CR 373 - CR 3737 to CR 3732
- CR 3731 - CR 3737 to CR 3732
- CR 3709 - CR 3737 to end
- CR 3737 - CR 373 to CR 3709
- CR 3732 - CR 373 to CR 3709
- CR 3707 - CR 3709 to CR 3706A
- CR 4801 - CR 480 to cul-de-sac
- CR 4882 N - CR 48820 to CR 4882 S
- CR 4882 S - CR 4882 N to CR 487
- CR 487 - FM 1413 to CR 4876
- CR 4876 - CR 487 to CR 4873
- CR 2176 - CR 2177 to 0.5 miles north
- CR 2319 - CR 2071 to 1.3 miles orth
Texas GLO Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funds:
Commissioner George P. Bush and the Texas General Land Office was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to lead the historic Hurricane Harvey housing recovery efforts funded by $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The GLO allocated $413 million of the allocation for infrastructure projects to protect communities affected by the storm. The GLO allocated the funds to regional Council of Governments’ (COGs) based on a HUD approved needs assessment. The locally-led COGs then conducted methods of distribution (MODs) for determining infrastructure and buyout and acquisition amounts for cities and counties within each jurisdiction. COG boards are comprised of officials from the impacted communities elected in part to prioritize funds allocated for recovery programs. The MOD process requires public engagement and the GLO reviewed each MOD for compliance with federal rules and requirements before approving each plan.
To review the approved MODs, please visit https://recovery.texas.gov/action-plans/hurricane-harvey/index.html.