First proposed after Hurricane Ike in 2008.
Work reflected in the Report is clearly rooted in, and linked to, previous studies by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, Texas A&M University-Galveston
(TAMUG) and its technical partners, Technical University of Delft (TUD) and Jackson State University (JSU), and others, and also utilizes international experience. (Chapter 1, page 1, above link.)
The USACE Coastal Spine – A Weakened Ike Dike [What proposed Ike Dike could look like]
Federal Legislation (Biden American Jobs [Infrastructure] Plan)
US government authorizes construction for coastal barrier project
By Daniel Weeks, Community Impact.com | 12:30 PM December 27, 2022 CST Updated 12:30 PM December 27, 2022 CST |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
"President Joe Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law Dec. 23, authorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction for the Coastal Texas Program, pending the appropriation of funds."
Coastal spine project clears major hurdle toward funding
From Staff Reports, Galveston County Daily News | December 27, 2022 |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
"A years-long effort to build a massive storm-surge barrier in and around Galveston Bay took a major step forward Friday when President Joe Biden signed the $860 million National Defense Authorization Act into law.
That act contained language authorizing construction of a coastal spine barrier that has been envisioned, debated and planned over about 13 years since Hurricane Ike in 2008 devastated Galveston Island and numerous communities along Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico."
U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texas’ "Ike Dike" coastal protection project The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanes’ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.
By Erin Douglas, Texas Tribune.org | July 28, 2022 4 PM Central |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
"The U.S. House passed its version of the act in June. The legislation will go back to the House for the two chambers to iron out differences before sending it to President Joe Biden for approval. But the Texas coastal spine project is authorized in both versions."
President Biden sure seems to be thinking about the Ike Dike in his $2 trillion infrastructure plan
By Abigail Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle | March 31, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 5:03 p.m. |
'This is the time': Rep. Lizzie Fletcher pushes for Ike Dike in Biden infrastructure bill
By Benjamin Wermund, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau | April 26, 2021 Updated: April 26, 2021 4:58 p.m. |
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Testifies in Congress to Build the Ike Dike as Part of American Jobs Plan [Press release from U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher's office:] "The costs of the potential human and environmental disaster of a storm surge along the Texas Gulf Coast and up the Houston Ship Channel are too great to bear." (Washington, April 14, 2021)
Ike Dike:The infrastructure bill and Texas flooding. It's more than just the Ike Dike.
By Charles Kuffner, Off the Kuff.com | April 17th, 2021 |
State Legislation
Texas Senate Bill 1160:[C]reation of the Gulf Coast Protection District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; providing authority to impose a tax; granting the power of eminent domain. (TX SB1160 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature)
Gulf Coast Protection District (TX SB1160 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature)[NOTE: SB 1160 passed the Texas Senate 4/14/2021. Is currently up for a hearing in the TX House Natural Resources committee.)
"(The bills)[Senate Bill 1160] would establish the Gulf Coast Protection District, an entity comprised of members from Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson and Orange counties."
Build the Ike Dike! Instead of wasting time on tiresome culture wars, Texas’s political leaders ought to be thinking big. They could start by saving Houston from disaster. by Evan Mintz | October 2020 (Texas Monthly)
The Ike Dike | Here's what it is: The coastal barrier would include walls, levees and pumps along the coast, as well as gates that could block off the Ship Channel, all to stop hurricane storm surge.
by Lauren Talarico | Published: 11:24 PM CDT August 27, 2020 Updated: 11:40 PM CDT August 27, 2020 (KHOU 11, the TEGNA owned CBS affiliate in Houston, Texas)
A Proposed Storm Surge Barrier Could Protect Texas from Storms like Laura. There are concerns, though, about the time it will take to build the network of sea walls, surge gates and other infrastructure by Daniel Cusick, E&E News | on August 26, 2020 (Scientific American)
Army Corps Unveils Updated $26 Billion Project To Protect The Texas Gulf From Storms. Also known as the “Ike Dike,” plans to build a coastal storm barrier have been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Now, the project is taking another step forward. by Katie Watkins | Poated on October 30, 2020, 8:00 AM (Houston Public Media [PBS])
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