Wetlands are a key part of the proposal.
The plan notes that 30,000 acres of wetlands have been lost since the 1950s and recommends that 15,000 acres of wetlands be restored or created. Before the plan can be implemented, it has to be approved by Governor Ann Richards and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plan recommends that a Galveston Bay Office of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission be created. That office could then seek additional funding to carry out the plan's mandates. A Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, that contains preliminary management recommendations is now being circulated for public comment.