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: 5700 PIB, LLC
Location: The project site is located in Galveston Bay adjacent to 5700 Harborside Drive, in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.3017466, -94.8376734
Project Description: The applicant proposes to mechanically and/or hydraulically dredge approximately 600,000 cubic yards of material from a 47-acre area to maintain a depth of -25 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) for access to the existing Newport Dock. The footprint of the access channel would be widened from the previously authorized maximum width of approximately 200-250 feet to a maximum width of approximately 336 feet at the connection to the GIWW, 363 feet between the cells of Placement Area (PA) 50, 280 feet at the area adjacent to the proposed Texas International Terminal (TXIT) beneficial use dredge material placement area (BUDMPA), which is currently pending evaluation under SWG-2025-00116, and 231 feet at an area near the Newport Dock basin. Dredged material is proposed to be placed into the following dredge material placement areas (DMPAs): Port of Galveston Ship Slips (SWG-2011-00162), Pelican Island Cells A and B, San Jacinto, Port of Texas City (Snake Island), Pierce Marsh (SWG-2015-00313), and the proposed TXIT BUDMPA, currently pending evaluation under SWG-2025-00116. These DMPAs are in addition to the previously authorized placement areas that include the uplands on the Newport Dock site, TXIT PA 5600, Pelican Island Cell C, Pelican Island Disposal Site #3 (Todd Disposal Area), and Pelican Island Disposal Site #4 (Corps).
The purpose of the project is to conduct maintenance dredging to maintain vessel access to the Newport Dock. The applicant has not proposed to mitigate for the proposed impacts because there will be no impacts to special aquatic sites or permanent impacts to aquatic resources.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2001-02395. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1216-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