Texas Coastal Management Program Combined Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the State of Texas

摘要

This document includes a copy of the program, which is a comprehensive management program for coastal land and water use activities. It consists of numerous policies on diverse management issues which are administered under Texas laws and is the culmination of several years of program development. While significant population growth and economic development along the Texas Coast have brought economic opportunity to the coast, they have also resulted in the loss or degradation of dune complexes, coastal wetlands and other critical aquatic sites; changes to bay and estuarine water quality; and added demands and limitations on coastal access. Also, increased coastal development has meant that greater numbers of persons and structures are vulnerable to coastal erosion, whether natural or human induced, and subject to coastal flooding, storm surge, and wind damage. The success of Texas' ports has resulted in the need for increased dredging and attendant dredged material disposal. Set against this background, Texas' fragmented government structure was not addressing these priority issues in a comprehensive, coordinated, and efficient manner. Consequently, it was within this context that the State developed its Coastal Management Program.