The bill does not include funding for the Ike Levee and the remaining projects on the Texas coast, which require a separate application to Congress by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The gates would span a nearly 2 mile gap from the island to the Bolivar Peninsula. The Ike Dike gate project alone, the US Army Corps of Engineers estimates, would cost at least $16 billion and take 18 years to build. It includes a range of other coastal infrastructure and environmental projects, from artificial barriers to beach and dune restoration. The Ike Dike is part of the larger Texas Coastal Project, designed to protect the state’s coastline from hurricane surges and rising sea levels.
“Protecting the Texas coast from devastating hurricanes is a top priority in preserving the livelihoods of Texans and ensuring the massive international trade that relies on our state can resume after a storm,” he said Cornyn in a statement. Republican Senator John Cornyn said the project brings Texas “one step closer” to ensuring the state’s coast is as “prepared as possible” for future hurricanes. SEE PREVIOUS STORY: US House of Representatives approves massive $31 billion “Ike Dike” project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes But the Texas Coastal Spine Project is authorized in both versions. Legislation will go back to the House of Representatives to allow the two chambers to iron out differences before sending it to President Joe Biden for approval. The US House of Representatives passed its version of the law in June. The bill passed on Thursday with 93 votes in favor in the Senate only Sen. The project is included in the Water Resources Development Act, which includes various federal water, coastal and flooding projects that require congressional approval to move forward but do not allocate funds. The so-called Ike Dike, named after the destructive hurricane that struck Galveston Island in 2008, could be the largest civil engineering project in US history. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already gone into studying the idea of building a system of concrete gate barriers at the mouth of Galveston Bay.
It makes the Olympians so competitive that in last week’s games everyone medaled.The US Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would authorize federal agencies to plan an estimated $31 billion project to protect the Texas coast from hurricanes. “It's just an outpouring of support from this community.” What they do for our games and stuff, we have different high schools, we have different junior highs, we have church groups, we have volunteer groups that come on out and they scrimmage us in softball or swimming or basketball,” Wolf says. This is my first time joining here,” Todd says. He looks forward to yearly participation, particularly with the game of basketball. Special Olympics athlete Brandon Todd is from Buffalo, New York. RELATED: Free, family-friendly things to do in Katy So the community does a wonderful job in supporting us and giving us what we need to take 200 athletes to the state games. “A lot of the kids work in the community or they're in school. “The Katy Wolf Pack is pretty much all reliant on private donations,” Lovell says. The members of the Katy Wolf Pack say the community of Katy is all in. Locally, it takes the same dedication and dollars. It takes dedication, time, and dollars from thousands of volunteers and donors at the national level. “Just the camaraderie between the athletes, coaches and not only our athlete, but athletes from other organizations.” It's part of social skills, communications,” Wolf says. It enables them to be part of sporting events. “Special Olympics is such a great organization. Competing is one of the many benefits of Special Olympics, which has been in existence now for 50 years. Last weekend, they competed in Arlington.
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