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ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBLIC COMMENT and MEETING BKT 2/FUNDED PRIORITIES LIST (FPL) 4 PROPOSALS

Toby Baker, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Abbott and the Texas RESTORE appointee, is requesting comments on proposed Texas program areas for submission to the RESTORE Council for consideration for grant funding through the Bucket 2 Council-Selected Restoration Component of the RESTORE Act.

02/16/2024


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UPDATE: BKT 3/TEXAS STATE EXPENDITURE PLAN (SEP) AMENDMENT #2 – 2023

On January 17, 2024, Toby Baker, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, and Governor Abbott’s appointee to the RESTORE Council, received approval from the RESTORE Council of Texas’ State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment #2 - 2023.

01/31/2024


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UPDATE: BKT 3/TEXAS STATE EXPENDITURE PLAN (SEP)

Following the required posting for public comment of amendment #2 (2023) of the state’s SEP, the TCEQ has finalized the document for submission to the RESTORE Council for review and approval.

01/08/2024


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Texas State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment 2 Available for Public Comment

As Governor Abbott’s appointee to the RESTORE Council, and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor, Toby Baker is seeking public comment on proposed amendment #2 to the Texas State Expenditure Plan (SEP), for Bucket 3.

09/12/2023


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PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTED: COUNCIL POSTING OF FPL 3B AMENDMENT FOR TEXAS

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) is seeking public comment on a proposal to amend its approval for ecosystem restoration activities.

08/05/2022


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Texas Trustee Implementation Group Releases Second Restoration Plan

The Texas Trustee Implementation Group (TX TIG) has released the final version of its second restoration plan, selecting 13 restoration projects to compensate for injuries to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

07/29/2022


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Video Release: RESTORE Funded Project

Texas RESTORE program has released a video highlighting the Galveston beneficial dredge project.

06/22/2022


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RESTORE COUNCIL REQUESTS COMMENTS ON BUILD AMERICA BUY AMERICA ACT WAIVER

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) is seeking public comment on a proposal to waive the requirements of the Build America Buy America Act (BABAA) for six months in order to provide the Council with the time needed to determine how best to address this new law.

06/09/2022


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RESTORE COUNCIL ISSUES PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Comprehensive Plan and Videos

Today the RESTORE Council issued a press release addressing the posting of the 2022 Comprehensive Plan for public comment, as well as the release of videos highlighting several RESTORE funded projects in Texas.

05/05/2022


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Release of Videos

TCEQ Executive Director Baker is pleased to announce the release of videos highlighting four RESTORE and Deep Water Horizon-funded projects in Texas. Three of the videos display land acquisition projects and the fourth details a project supporting efforts to provide technical and non-technical training, professional development and work experience in restoration, conservation and resiliency.

04/25/2022

 


Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker

The Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker allows you to access a map and information of the restoration, research and recovery projects resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, the Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker provides project location points and project summaries.

 

Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (NFWF)

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Learn about restoration funded by the criminal case settlements from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Where the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is working with state and federal agencies to administer spill restoration.

Government Trustees Restoring the Gulf (NRDA)

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Learn about the state and federal Natural Resource Trustees and the efforts underway to restore the resources harmed by the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill through the Oil Pollution Act's natural resource damage process.

Civil Penalties Funding Gulf Restoration (RESTORE Act)

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Learn about the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, set up when Congress passed the federal RESTORE Act in 2012, to administer civil penalty funding for spill restoration and economic recovery and the Texas RESTORE Advisory Board (TxRAB).