Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency
Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
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 May 19, 2025 to May 30, 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, June 6, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Houston Jacintoport, LLC
Location: The project site is located in Houston Ship Channel, approximately 1.50 miles east of the intersection of Jacintoport Boulevard and Sheldon Road, in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.751603, -95.099179
Project Description: The applicant proposes to permanently discharge 12,357 cubic yards (CY) of fill into 0.47-acre below the mean high water (MHW) of the Houston Ship Channel and conduct work associated with the construction of a new marine terminal, including the dredging of approximately 350,000 CY of material. The project components include bank stabilization and facility expansion for land-based operations, vessel loading and unloading dock infrastructure, and vessel berthing area.
The permanent fill consists of the discharge of 2,200 CY of material into 0.11-acre below the MHW of the Houston Ship Channel (Fill Area 1) and 21,660 CY of material into 0.36-acre below the MHW of the Houston Ship Channel (Fill Area 2) for the purpose of expanding the footprint needed for land-based operations. A 1,030-linear-foot bulkhead will also be installed to stabilize the shoreline.
The dock includes the construction of a 528-foot-long by 84-foot-wide platform located in uplands and within proposed Fill Areas 1 and 2 which will be located landward of the bulkhead and four 84-inch-diameter breasting dolphins. The dock will have a swinging vessel loading and unloading arm that will be attached to the platform.
The 7.32-acre vessel berthing area will be hydraulically and/or mechanically dredged to a maximum dredge depth of -48.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). In addition to the initial 350,000 CY of new dredge material, the applicant is requesting to perform maintenance dredging activities for a period of 10 years which is anticipated to occur on an annual basis with an estimated volume of 60,000 CY per cycle. The applicant proposes to dispose of the dredged material into a federally authorized dredge material placement area and/or a privately owned upland confined site. The applicant is not proposing mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2025-00194. 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 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1213-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