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 October 13, 2025 to October 24, 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, October 31, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Federal Agency Activities
Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation – Houston District
Location: The project would affect waters of the United States and navigable waters of the United States associated with Clear Creek in Seabrook, Harris County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.551506, -95.023792
Project Description: Provide boat access to Clear Creek. The overall project purpose is to replace the functionality of a boat ramp that was removed in 2019 to accommodate the overall bridge structure by constructing a new boat ramp/access to Clear Creek that will serve the needs of the Seabrook population.
The applicant proposes to permanently discharge approximately 4,048 cubic yards (CY) of fill material over 0.40 acres of Clear Creek to construct a new boat ramp access to the waterway. Additionally, 219 CY of fill material will be permanently discharged into 0.009 acres of estuarine emergent wetland. Temporary impacts include 0.48 acres of open-water and 0.002 acres of estuarine emergent wetland. Specifically, the project will construct a two-lane cast-in-place concrete boat ramp measuring approximately 30-foot-wide and 75-foot-long, extending into the tidal waters of Clear Creek. The ramp will be supported by a compacted subgrade and riprap for scour protection. Additional items to be constructed include a new access road with parking area, timber finger piers measuring 4-foot-wide by 40-foot-long and timber boardwalk approximately 6-foot-wide by 90-foot-long.
The applicant has provided the following explanation why compensatory mitigation should not be required: The applicant states that compensatory mitigation is not required for this project because the Corps does not require mitigation to open water impacts and the overall wetland losses associated with this project are less than 0.10 acres.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2025-00559. 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: 26-1018-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.