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 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of August 12, 2019 to August 23, 2019.  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 §§506.25, 506.32, and 506.41, 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 30, 2019.  The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant: Marathon Petroleum
Location: The project site is located in the Texas City Ship Canal in West Bay, at 2401 5th Avenue South, in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83): 29.368, -94.8927
Project Description:  The applicant proposes to discharge 13,000 cubic yards into 0.95 acres of West Bay to facilitate the construction of a 1,500-foot steel sheet pile bulkhead with backfill, 95 linear feet of sheet pile wall, 2 piles and a new emergency boat dock area. The area between the existing shoreline and the proposed bulkhead will be filled throughout with 0.95 acres of fill. The proposed project activity consists of the installation of the 1,500 feet of new steel sheet pile bulkhead, north and south of dock 32/34, with another 165 feet near the proposed emergency boat dock area. The applicant also proposes to remove an existing 1,260-square-foot wooden boat house and replace it with the proposed emergency boat dock area.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2019-00302. 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: 19-1412-F1