Gulf Coast Council Notice of Proposed Subaward for Land Acquisition

Regs.gov: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Published August 8th, 2025

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has published a notice regarding a proposed subaward of $6,000,000 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Coastal Prairie Conservancy. This subaward will fund the acquisition of 2,500 acres for coastal conservation.

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The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has issued a notice detailing a proposed subaward of $6,000,000 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC). This funding, part of the Texas Land Acquisition for Coastal Conservation Award, will be used by CPC to acquire 2,500 acres adjacent to the Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area. Following the acquisition, the title will be transferred to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which will then place a conservation easement on the property, to be held by CPC.

This notice fulfills the 30-day publication requirement under the RESTORE Act and its implementing regulations before the subaward can be finalized. Regulated entities, particularly non-profit organizations and government agencies involved in environmental restoration or land acquisition projects funded by the RESTORE Act, should be aware of these notification procedures. While this specific action is a notice of a proposed subaward and does not impose new direct obligations on most regulated entities, it highlights the administrative and procedural requirements for significant subawards under the RESTORE Act program.

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) publishes notice of a proposed subaward from the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC), a nonprofit organization, for the purpose of acquiring
in fee simple 2,500 acres adjacent to the Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area in accordance with the Texas Land Acquisition
for Coastal Conservation Award as approved in the Funded Priority List.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please send questions by email to Bridget Zachary at bridget.zachary@restorethegulf.gov or (504) 232-3750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III) of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321(t) and note) (RESTORE Act) and the Department of the Treasury's implementing regulation at 31 CFR 34.401(b) set forth certain notice
and publication requirements. They require that for purposes of awards made under the Comprehensive Plan Component of the
RESTORE Act, a State or Federal award recipient may make a subaward to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a nongovernmental
entity that equals or exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of the award only if at least 30 days before the State or Federal
award recipient enters into such an agreement, the Council publishes in the
Federal Register
and delivers to specified Congressional committees the name of the recipient and subrecipient; a brief description of the
activity, including its purpose; and the amount of the award. This notice accomplishes the
Federal Register
publication requirement.

Description of Proposed Action

As specified in FPL 3b, which is available on the Council's website at https://www.restorethegulf.gov/FPL3b, RESTORE Act funds in the amount of $24,000,000 will support the Texas Land Acquisition for Coastal Conservation Award to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Under the Texas Land Acquisition for Coastal Conservation Award, TCEQ will
provide a subaward in the amount of $6,000,000 to The Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC), a non-profit organization, to acquire
in fee simple 2,500 acres adjacent to the Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area. Immediately after the purchase, CPC will
transfer the title of the property to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and TPWD will place a conservation easement
on the property that will be held by CPC.

Keala J. Hughes, Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. [FR Doc. 2025-15172 Filed 8-8-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-58-P