The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced nearly $5 billion in funding for disaster recovery projects in Texas. In addition to the nearly $5 billion for infrastructure projects, the USACE announced nearly $16 million for Texas on studies for projects to help make the state more resilient to future storms. This allocation comes as a result of the disaster supplemental passed by Congress earlier this year, and is in addition to the $500 Million announced by the USACE last month.
Projects included in today’s announcement from the USACE:
- Brays Bayou – $75,000,000
- Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries – $1,454,000
- Clear Creek – $295,165,000
- Dallas Floodway – $222,911,000
- Dallas Floodway Extension – $53,000,000
- Hunting Bayou – $65,000,000
- Lewisville Dam – $91,959,000
- Lower Colorado River – $73,290,000
- Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay – $3,957,134,000
- White Oak Bayou – $45,000,000
Studies included in today’s announcement from the USACE:
- Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study – $1,902,000
- Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Study – $6,000,000
- Houston Regional Watershed Assessment – $3,000,000
- Brazos River, Fort Bend County Erosion Management Study – $3,000,000
- Guadalupe and San Antonio River Basins – $2,000,000
For more details, please see the Governor’s press release here.