A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for design work on the Coastal Texas Project’s Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration measures and the Coastal Storm Risk Management measure on South Padre Island.
“ As the non-federal sponsor of this vitally important project, this step forward highlights the GLO’s commitment to advancing the development of the Coastal Texas Project ,” the Texas General Land Office said.
“ As someone who spent more than a decade living on the Texas coast, I believe that the Coastal Texas Project is vital to ensuring our communities, wildlife, and habitats remain safe and thriving for generations to come ,” said Texas Land Commissioner, Dawn Buckingham.
“Continuing our partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is crucial to securing this region’s resiliency to natural disasters. As Texas Land Commissioner, I am committed to furthering our education and understanding of storms and their impact on our coastal communities.”
The Coastal Texas Project represents a systemwide risk management strategy for Texas’s coastline, employing multiple lines of defense to reduce the risk of coastal storm surges and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
Also, the proposed system of improvements will increase the state’s ability to withstand and recover from coastal storms, adapt to storm surges, and maintain the social, economic, and coastal preservation systems that serve the state and the nation.