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 July 14, 2025 to July 25, 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, August 1, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
Federal Agency Activities:
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Location: The General Permit (GP) will be valid within navigable waters of the U.S. within the SWG boundaries, excluding waters located in Louisiana and the Gulf of America.
Project Description: This GP authorizes structures and work in navigable waters of the U.S. for the construction, repair, rehabilitation, maintenance, modification, and replacement of a single, pile-supported pier at single-family properties, multi-family properties, or at lodging facilities. The general permit is conditioned to result in no more the minimal impacts. The GP does not authorize permanent loss of special aquatic sites and does not require compensatory mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2002-02904. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1260-F2
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Location: The General Permit (GP) will be valid within navigable waters of the U.S. within the SWG boundaries, excluding waters located in Louisiana and the Gulf of America.
Project Description: This GP authorizes Horizontal Directional Drill and/or Directional Drilling activities under navigable waters of the U.S. for the installation and/or relocation of utility lines. The GP is conditioned to result in no more than minimal impacts. The GP does not authorize temporary impacts or permanent loss of special aquatic sites and does not require compensatory mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-1998-02413. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1261-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.