Eminent Domain and Coastal Barriers. WHAT. WHERE.

What project? A coastal barrier project that will be a 71-mile long system of gates and levees 

Where? Along the Texas Gulf Coast

How does eminent domain come into play? Businesses and residences on Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island could be impacted

Who would exercise eminent domain? Texas General Land Office

What do I need to know about TX GLO, eminent domain and the coastal barrier?

• eminent domain will e a last resort
• intent is to ” identify an alignment that minimizes and hopefully avoids that [eminent domain] if at all possible”

Timeline? 10-15 years of construction after 2021 federal funding allocation

Houston Chronicle | Proposed coastal barrier will enforce eminent domain as a ‘last resort’