Legislation Details

File #: 25-5874    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/6/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/18/2025 Final action:
Title: Transmittal by the Flood Control District of a grant application submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for grant funds in the amount of $909,800, with no required match, for the Galveston Bay Estuary Program FY26 Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Addicks Reservoir Watershed, Project ID U502-11-00-E001, Precinct 4).
Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director

Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Transmittal

Project ID (if applicable): U502-11-00-E001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): HCFCD, HCTRA, HHS

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Flood Control District of a grant application submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for grant funds in the amount of $909,800, with no required match, for the Galveston Bay Estuary Program FY26 Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Addicks Reservoir Watershed, Project ID U502-11-00-E001, Precinct 4).
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this transmittal is to apply for grant award funds from the GBEP IIJA program to fund PER and design for the U502-11-00-E001 Bear Creek Golf Course Stormwater Detention Basin Project in the Addicks Reservoir Watershed. The grant would fund PER and design for the Bear Creek Golf Course Stormwater Detention Basin Project. There is no required cash match for this grant.

Expected Impact:
The objective of the U502-11-00-E001 Bear Creek Golf Course Stormwater Detention Basin Project is to per-form preliminary engineering to determine the best solution for flood risk reduction infrastructure in the Bear Creek Golf Course. If awarded, the GBEP grant will fund the PER. PER will determine specific number of structures and area benefited by the SWDB.

The Flood Control District will utilize its resources and applicable consultants during...

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