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 September 22, 2025 to September 26, 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 3, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Thomas Shimer - Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline (KMLP) LLC
Location: The project site would affect waters of the United States associated with wetlands adjacent to Sabine Pass and is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of State Highway 87 (Gulfway Drive) and Backridge Road, Jefferson County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.757304, -93.920186
Project Description: Natural Gas Transportation. The overall project purpose is to allow KMLP to transport up to 2,500,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas from new bidirectional points non-continuous to KMLP’s existing system in Jefferson County, Texas, with connectivity for delivery to the Golden Pass LNG Terminal Facility.
The applicant requests authorization to permanently discharge fill into 3.85 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands and temporarily discharge fill into 3.05 acres of PEM wetlands and 0.01 acre of perennial ditches to construct a new natural gas manifold system, which will include a 48-inch-diameter pipeline header with up to two initial bidirectional connections. Temporary fill in the form of mats will be removed and the temporarily impacted areas will be returned to pre-construction contours upon completion of construction.
For the unavoidable loss of 3.85 acres of PEM wetlands, the applicant proposes to purchase 2.565 Physical, 2.246 Biological, and 2.618 Chemical wetland mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank, with any additional wetland mitigation bank secondary service area multipliers that may apply. The project site is located within the primary service area of the Anahuac Wetlands Mitigation Bank and is in the secondary service area of the Sea Breeze and Spindletop Bayou Mitigation Banks.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2025-00497. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by The Railroad Commission of Texas as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has found that this permit request meets the terms of Executive Order 14156 and is therefore subject to special emergency permitting procedures and an expedited review process.
CMP Project No: 25-1007-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.