Bill Text: TX HCR124 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Left pending in committee [HCR124 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HCR124-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: Middleton H.C.R. No. 124
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Throughout history, the Bolivar Peninsula and
  Galveston Island have weathered tremendous storms, each time
  rebuilding as stronger and more resilient communities; and
         WHEREAS, the Texas coastal region fuels the nation as the top
  region for waterborne commerce and is home to critical
  infrastructure that is integral to our national economy and our
  national security; and
         WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has
  initiated the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility
  Study to determine the feasibility of constructing coastal storm
  risk management and ecosystem restoration projects along the Texas
  Coast; the United States Army Corps of Engineers has recently
  concluded the public comment period on the Draft Integrated
  Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement where the
  Tentatively Selected Plan includes structures along the Bolivar
  Peninsula and Galveston Island; and
         WHEREAS, comments from the public expressed concern with the
  Tentatively Selected Plan due to negative consequences to homes,
  businesses, and the environment resulting from structures placed
  through the middle of the Bolivar Peninsula and the west end of
  Galveston Island, and a ring levee around the east end of Galveston
  Island; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas,
  supports a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration
  Feasibility Study Tentatively Selected Plan that reflects
  community input from the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island
  received during the public comment period; and be it further
         RESOLVED, The State of Texas recognizes the need of
  protecting the Texas coast; any structure on the Bolivar Peninsula
  and Galveston Island should protect and not damage the community;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas Secretary of State forward official
  copies of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Texas General
  Land Office, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and to all
  members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
  this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record.
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