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Public Comment - Proposed Texas Coastal Water Quality Program Amendment

September 25, 2025

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) is seeking public comment on proposals for multiple ecosystem restoration activities located in Texas under its 2021 Funded Priorities List 3b (FPL 3b). Specifically, the Council is planning to vote on whether to approve the following:

Proposed FPL 3b Amendment for the Texas Coastal Water Quality Program:

  • $266,931 in planning funds to complete necessary water quality planning components (originally budgeted for water quality program implementation).
  • $1,000,000 in implementation funding for the Improving Baffin Bay Water Quality project (originally budgeted for water quality program implementation).

Proposed Reallocation of Unspent Initial FPL funds to FPL3b Texas Chenier Plain Ecosystem Restoration Program:

This proposed reallocation would utilize a total of $1,446,270.17 in savings from the Initial FPL that was originally approved for Texas projects (the Matagorda Bay System Priority Landscape Conservation, Bayou Greenways, Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor, and Texas Beneficial Use/Marsh Restoration projects). These Initial FPL projects were completed under budget, and the savings is proposed to be reallocated to the FPL 3b Texas Chenier Plain Ecosystem Restoration Program.

  • Reallocation of $1,000,000 in previously-approved Initial FPL funding to the previously-approved FPL 3b McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Shoreline Breakwater project for implementation.

  • Reallocation of $446,270.17 in previously-approved Initial FPL funding to the previously-approved FPL 3b J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area Levee project for implementation.

These proposed funding approvals are independent of each other; the Council may vote to approve all of the proposed amendments listed above, a subset of them, or none. Background on these proposed approvals is provided below. Before voting on whether to approve funding, the Council is publishing these proposed FPL amendments for a 30-day public comment period beginning on September 25, 2025 and concluding at 11:59 pm (CST) on October 27, 2025. You may submit comments using one of the two methods below:

By Email: To restorecouncil@restorethegulf.gov
Email submission of comments ensures timely receipt.

By U.S. Mail: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Attn: TX FPL 3b Amendment Comments
500 Poydras Street, Suite 1117
New Orleans, LA 70130
Mail must be posted no later than October 27, 2025 to be included in this public comment period.

Learn more about:

Keala J. Hughes
Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations
(504) 717-7235
keala.hughes@restorethegulf.gov