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 August 11, 2025 to August 22, 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 29, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Texas City Terminal Railroad
Location: The project site is located in Galveston Bay, north of the Texas City Channel Turning Basin, approximately 0.52-mile east of southeast of the intersection of Bay Street South and 2nd Avenue South, in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.3810312, -94.8848401
Project Description: The applicant proposes to place 31 individual 48-inch-diameter steel monopiles within a 75.4-acre area north of the Texas City Channel Turning Basin to establish a barge fleeting area. The piles will be arranged to include three 260-foot mooring locations each with 3 monopiles, a 600-foot mooring location with 6 monopiles, and a 1,690-foot mooring location with 12 monopiles. Additionally, 4 monopiles will be installed around an existing range. Monopiles will be placed with the use of either a diesel impact hammer or vibratory hammer. Mitigation is not proposed.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application SWG-2024-00831. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1269-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.