Texas to Get Nearly $5B in Flood-Mitigation Funding

Stalled cars and rescue vehicles on a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on Aug. 27.  ALYSSA SCHUKAR

CLICK HERE - BiPartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Long Term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan - Construction Account - As of July 5, 2018 (2 page .PDF file)

bizjournals.com - by Olivia Pulsinelli - July 6, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced July 5 how it will allocate billions of dollars for more flood-mitigation efforts. 

Of the allocations announced July 5, the largest portion is more than $13.9 billion for the construction of nearly 60 projects to reduce damage from floods and storms across multiple states and Puerto Rico.

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Orange County, Texas - see page 11 in the 75 page report within the link below.  It describes the proposed construction for the levee in Orange County and includes a map showing the placement of the proposed levee.

CLICK HERE - Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration - Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Study (75 page .PDF report)

Orange County, Texas - also see the maps on pages 5-11 and 6-2 in the 278 page report within the link below.  The maps show alternate versions of the proposed levee construction.

CLICK HERE - Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration - Final Integrated Feasibility Report – Environmental Impact Statement - May 2017 (278 page .PDF report)

CLICK HERE - Texas - General Land Office - Sabine Pass to Galveson Bay Corps Feasibility Study Re-Scoping Project

CLICK HERE - National Levee Database - Levees of the Nation

CLICK HERE - US Army Corps of Engineers - National Levee Database