Texas Port Project is the Latest to Complete Federal Environmental Permitting Approval with Permitting Council’s FAST-41 Program
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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
WASHINGTON (August 1, 2024) – The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce that the Port of Corpus Christi Authority Channel Deepening Project is the latest project to complete federal environmental review and authorizations with FAST-41 permitting assistance from the Council. This $400 million project will expand one of the largest ports in the nation, a major gateway to international and domestic maritime commerce.
“Ports and waterways are one of the most important sectors in the FAST-41 portfolio, providing a critical component to our nation’s global economic development,” says Eric Beightel, Permitting Council Executive Director. “Projects like this one play a key role in strengthening the supply chain, and today’s announcement shows once again how vital the efficiency and accountability of the FAST-41 program is for critical infrastructure projects.”
A major economic engine in the state of Texas, the Port of Corpus Christi is the largest port in the U.S. in total revenue tonnage. The channel deepening project will upgrade the channel with the capacity to accommodate transit of very large crude carriers into the Gulf of Mexico. First built in 1926, the port has incrementally expanded throughout the years, going from a depth of 25 feet (width of 200 feet) to a depth of 54 feet (width of 530 feet). This latest project will take the depth to 77 feet.
The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led the project through the FAST-41 process. Learn more about the Port of Corpus Christi Authority Channel Deepening project on the Federal Permitting Dashboard at Permitting.gov.
About the Permitting Council and FAST-41
Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is a federal agency charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the federal environmental review and authorization process for certain critical infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council is composed of the Permitting Council Executive Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 federal agency Council members; and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of the Executive Director coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage, which are in turn entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
Learn more about the Permitting Council at permitting.gov.
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Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2024