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Senate approves Gulf Coast Protection account to fund coastal defenses (House Bill 10 89)
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 10 89 to create a Gulf Coast Protection account administered by the Texas General Land Office to help fund large-scale storm-surge protection projects including the Coastal Texas project, with sponsor citing a $35 billion estimated project cost and a required 35% nonfederal match.
Senator Eckhardt moved and the Senate approved House Bill 10 89, creating a Gulf Coast Protection account within the state general revenue fund to be administered by the Texas General Land Office for funding infrastructure projects to protect the Gulf Coast region.
Sponsor remarks described the account as a long-term funding mechanism to support Texas' share of large storm-surge protection projects, including the Coastal Texas…
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