Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act

Bill: 117-s-4609
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act </b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project on coastal Texas protection and restoration in accordance with the plans and conditions laid out in the report issued by the Chief of Engineers on September 16, 2021. The report recommends plans to reduce the risks of tropical storm surge impacts and to restore degraded coastal ecosystems on the Texas Gulf Coast.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4609 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act . 2. Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study, Texas The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 16, 2021, at an estimated total cost of $30,906,287,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,237,894,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $11,668,393,000.