Texas GLO posts Amendment 4 to $57.8 million Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for public comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced the fourth amendment to the $57.8 million action plan for Hurricane Harvey has been posted for a federally required 14-day public comment period. The amendment separates the Harris County administered buyout program into two buyout programs for voluntary and mandatory buyouts. The Harris County Voluntary Buyout Program budget is $15,400,000 and the Harris County Mandatory Buyout Program budget is $28,065,000. Additionally, the amendment reallocates $78,000 from state project delivery to create a planning activities budget. Action Plan Amendment 4 is available for review at  https://recovery.texas.gov/public-notices/index.html . All comments should be submitted to cdr@recovery.texas.gov by 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2021, to be considered. Per federal requirements, the GLO must respond to public comments before the amendment can be sent to HUD for its 45-day final approval.