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FPL 3 Amendments

The Council approves Council-Selected Restoration Component, commonly referred to as "Bucket 2", projects and programs for funding in what is called Funded Priorities List (FPL). The Council periodically amends FPLs to approve additional funding for projects and programs contained therein. The FPL amendment process includes an opportunity for public comment and culminates with a Council vote. Following are proposed and approved FPL 3 amendments, along with links to associated documentation.

Amendment: HWY 297A, September 25, 2024

On September 25, 2024, the Council voted to approve $1,000,000 in implementation funding for the Highway 27a Retrofit Pond project, a component of the FPL 3b Florida Water Quality Improvement Program

Resources: FPL amendment summary, and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: Norton Creek, September 25, 2024

On September 25, 2024, the Council voted to approve $7,500,000 in implementation funding for the Norton Creek Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation project, a component of the FPL 3b Alabama Regional Water Quality Program

Resources: FPL amendment summary and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: Tribal Corps Boundary Expansion, September 25, 2024

On September 25, 2024, the Council voted to approve the expansion of the geographic boundary for the FPL 3b Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program to include the possibility of working with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on land owned by the National Park Service within the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. 

Resources: FPL amendment summary, environmental compliance documentation, FONSI, and Environmental Assessment

Amendment: Carpenter Creek Bayou Texar Watershed Outfalls Project, January 17, 2024

On January 17, 2024, the Council voted to approve $6,400,000 in implementation funding for the Carpenter Creek Bayou Texar Watershed Outfalls project, a component of the FPL 3b Florida Water Quality Improvement Program

Resources: FPL amendment summary and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: City of Loxley Corn Creek Tributary Restoration Project, - January 17, 2024

On January 17, 2024, the Council voted to approve $2,123,000 in implementation funding for the City of Loxley Corn Creek Tributary Restoration project, a component of the FPL 3b Coastal Alabama Regional Water Quality Program.

Resources: FPL amendment summary and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: City of Fairhope Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO)- August 2, 2023

On August 2, 2023, the Council voted to approve $820,100 in implementation funding for the City of Fairhope Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Mitigation Project, a component of the FPL 3b Coastal Alabama Regional Water Quality Program.

Resources: FPL Amendment Summary and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: FPL 3a River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (Implementation) - March 29, 2023

On March 29, 2023, the Council amended Funded Priorities List 3a to approve $130,000,000 in implementation funding for the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project.

Resources: FPL Amendment Summary and environmental compliance documentation

Amendment: FPL 3b Texas Land Acquisition Program - September 14, 2022

On September 14, 2022, the Council amended Funded Priorities List 3b to expand the geographic boundary for the Texas Land Acquisition Program for Coastal Conservation in Texas. This amendment did not include approval of additional funding for the land acquisition program. 

Resource: FPL 3b Texas Land Acquisition Program Amendment and environmental compliance documentation