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 June 2, 2025 to June 7, 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 13, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
Federal Agency Activities:
Applicant: National Park Service Padre Island National Seashore
Location: The project site is located in the Gulf of America and Laguna Madre, at 20300 Park Road 22, in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 27.491733, -97.266881
Project Description: The applicant proposes to retain fill associated with installing of security bollards at the North Beach Boundary and Yarbrough locations and the discharge of fill material associated with repair and maintenance of these bollards into the Gulf of America and Laguna Madre.
The applicant has stated that they have avoided and minimized the environmental impacts by committing to biologists surveying the site for endangered species before and during project construction. The work will not interfere with navigation and no shading will occur of any intertidal zone or seagrass beds.
The project site conditions are currently those of the Padre Island National Seashore. Each proposed project site has an access road and is otherwise undeveloped. The site is primarily used for recreation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2014-00777. 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.
CMP Project No: 25-1222-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.