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.