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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Throughout history, the Bolivar Peninsula and |
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Galveston Island have weathered tremendous storms, each time |
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rebuilding as stronger and more resilient communities; and |
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WHEREAS, the Texas coastal region fuels the nation as the top |
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region for waterborne commerce and is home to critical |
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infrastructure that is integral to our national economy and our |
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national security; and |
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WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has |
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initiated the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility |
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Study to determine the feasibility of constructing coastal storm |
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risk management and ecosystem restoration projects along the Texas |
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Coast; the United States Army Corps of Engineers has recently |
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concluded the public comment period on the Draft Integrated |
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Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement where the |
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Tentatively Selected Plan includes structures along the Bolivar |
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Peninsula and Galveston Island; and |
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WHEREAS, comments from the public expressed concern with the |
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Tentatively Selected Plan due to negative consequences to homes, |
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businesses, and the environment resulting from structures placed |
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through the middle of the Bolivar Peninsula and the west end of |
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Galveston Island, and a ring levee around the east end of Galveston |
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Island; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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supports a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration |
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Feasibility Study Tentatively Selected Plan that reflects |
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community input from the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island |
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received during the public comment period; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, The State of Texas recognizes the need of |
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protecting the Texas coast; any structure on the Bolivar Peninsula |
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and Galveston Island should protect and not damage the community; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas Secretary of State forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Texas General |
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Land Office, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and to all |
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members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record. |