Sec. 4(D) Examination of Port of Galveston/Texas Deepwater Port Authority

Date

1979

Authors

U.S. Coast Guard

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Publisher

Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, Office of Marine Environment and Systems

Abstract

The Deepwater Port Act of 1974(Act) provides in Section 4(d) that any state port which has plans for construction of a deep draft channel and harbor may petition the Secretary of Transportation for a determination as to whether such deep draft channel project would better serve the national interest than would a deepwater port built off the coast of and connected by pipeline to the State, or that both developments are warranted. The Secretary may not issue a license for a deepwater port until he has made such a determination based on an examination and comparison of the economic, social and environmental effects of the construction and operation of the two projects. This document makes such a comparison between the Texas Deepwater Port Authority (TDPA) proposed deepwater port and the Port of Galveston, Texas channel deepening project.

Description

96 pgs.

Keywords

harbors, ports, design, construction, galveston bay

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