Regional Highlights - Upper Coast Issues

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Hurricane Rita repairs (Regions E & U)

Repairs are now underway at ten of eleven sites damaged in September 2005 by Hurricane Rita. The Texas Board of Insurance recently granted TPWD a waiver from insurance requirements on structures to be repaired or replaced. The waiver is currently under review by FEMA and approval is expected in the near future. Hurricane Rita damaged facilities at eleven TPWD sites including seven state parks, one fish hatchery and three wildlife management areas.

Battleship Texas Request for Federal Funding Denied (Region U)

Late last year, Texas Parks and Wildlife learned that the 2006 Federal Surface Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) had been rescinded and that our application for funding the development of a permanent dry berth and repairs to the Battleship TEXAS had been denied. The federal program is administered by the Texas Department of Transportation. The 79th Legislature had previously appropriated by rider $16.1 million from this federal program for the Battleship TEXAS. TPWD will be requesting the Legislature to consider this loss of appropriated revenue for the Battleship TEXAS in their deliberations over the department's appropriation request for 2008-2009.

Texas Off Highway vehicle Decals enforced starting Jan 1 (All regions)

On Jan 1, 2007, TPWD game wardens and other authorities will begin enforcing the requirements for all qualifying trail vehicles to have a current Texas Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) decal properly mounted on their trail vehicles when used at OHV venues on public land in Texas.

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