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 April 21, 2025 to April 28, 2025. 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, May 2, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: TGS Cedar Port Partners, LP
Location: project site is located in Cedar Bayou, approximately 0.45-mile southwest of the intersection of Borusan Road and County Road 1405, in Baytown, Chambers County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.702566, -94.921230
Project Description: The applicant proposes to permanently discharge fill material into one palustrine emergent wetland (Wetland 1) totaling 0.03 acre and one estuarine emergent wetland (Wetland 7) totaling 7.06 acres for the purpose of expanding an existing storage lot. Additionally, the applicant proposes to mechanically and/or hydraulically dredge 26,000 cubic yards of material from two estuarine emergent wetlands (Wetland 6 and Wetland 7) totaling 0.42 acres to a maximum depth of -16.28 feet mean high water (-15 feet mean lower low water) to match the depth of the new federal channel. The applicant’s remaining dredge footprint will be conducted by the Corps as part of the Cedar Bayou Channel Improvement Project. The dredge material will be placed in one or more of the following dredge material placement areas (DMPAs): DMPAs 6, 14, 15, Targa, Texas Deepwater, Adloy, Avera, Boaz Island, or Midbay as depicted on the project plans. The applicant is proposing to mitigate for the permanent loss of waters of the U.S. by purchasing credits from an approved mitigation bank or performing onsite, in-kind mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2020-00632. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1191-F1
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.