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 January 30, 2026 to February 6, 2026. 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, February 20, 2026. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Offatt’s Estate LLC
Location: The project would affect waters of the United States associated with Offatt’s Bayou. The project/review area is located at State Tax Parcel ID 115017, south of Airway Lane and east of Travel Air Road, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.2708636, -94.8739278
Project Description: To construct a 32-lot residential development to accommodate the growing population on Galveston Island. The applicant requests authorization to discharge 1,815 cubic yards of clean earthen fill material into 2.25 acres of wetlands for the construction of a residential community. Project components include the discharge of fill material into 1.68 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands and 0.58-acre of estuarine emergent (EEM) wetlands. Site development includes the creation of 32 lots and the placement of an access road totaling 19 acres on the 27-acre parcel. The remaining acres within the project boundary will be avoided and set aside as nature preserve areas.
The applicant offered the following compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable functional loss to the aquatic environment: The applicant has stated that they intend to purchase either in kind from the secondary service area or out-of-kind compensatory mitigation credits from a primary service mitigation bank for all unavoidable impacts.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2025-00463. This application will be reviewed pursuant Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 26-1077-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.