Filed Date: January 10, 2025
Event Date: January 10, 2025 17:00PM
Board: Federal Consistency
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC Chapter 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of, December 7, 2024 to December 23, 2024. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, January 10, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Federal Agency Activities:
Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation-Houston District
Location: The project site is located within Chocolate Bayou and adjacent wetlands, on Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 2004 including an existing bridge structure, in Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.212956, -95.206839
Project Description: The proposed project will replace the existing and extend FM 2004 bridge along FM 2004 at Chocolate Bayou, in the City of Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas. All work will take place within the existing right-of-way (ROW). The proposed project consists of replacing the existing bridge structure with a concrete bridge structure immediately adjacent and west of the existing alignment, as well as reconstructing the associated approaches to the bridge. The existing FM 2004 bridge would be removed due to safety concerns for structural integrity. The overall width would be approximately 105 feet from the southbound side of the existing baseline of the FM 2004 bridge. The roadway would consist of a two-lane roadway with two 12-foot-wide travel lanes in each direction with two 13-foot-wide medians and two 10-foot-wide shoulders.
The applicant’s original permit application was submitted to USACE on November 11, 2023 and went on USACE public notice December 12, 2023. GLO posted the project for comments on consistency December 22, 2023. Recent boat ramp design changes were completed September 27, 2024 which added an additional 13' to the previous boat ramp design. This will result in additional impacts of 0.008 acre to Chocolate Bayou and 58.78 linear feet of stream bank. Comments are being solicited for the extension and additional impacts only.
Type of Application: Modification of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2023-00667.
CMP Project No: 25-1088-F2
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.