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Texas 'Coastal Spine' Project Authorized
| 题名： | Texas 'Coastal Spine' Project Authorized |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | FRANK MCCORMACK |
| 摘要： | Tucked into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which was signed into law December 23, 2022, as part of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, was congressional approval of the $34 billion Coastal Texas Program, also known as the Coastal Spine Project. It's the latest milestone for the project, which was birthed in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike, which made landfall on September 13, 2008, at Galveston Island. After Hurricane Ike, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) partnered on a six-year, $20 million Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study, which aimed at risk reduction, ecosystem restoration and improved resiliency for the upper Texas Gulf Coast region. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, former commanding general of the Corps, signed the Chiefs Report for the project on September 16, 2021, making the Coastal Texas Program the largest single project endorsement in Corps history. The Galveston Engineer District will take the lead on the project, with the GLO and the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) serving as the non-federal sponsors and responsible for 35 percent of the cost of the project. The $34 billion price estimate will cover design, construction and operation of the program. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 136 |
| 期： | 41 |
| 页码： | 3,6 |
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