US Army Corps of Engineers Public Comment Notice
Friends,
Texans Against HSR has been working diligently on your behalf during this new and uncertain time. In stark contrast to Texas Central, our work has gone uninterrupted within the stronger-than-ever team made up of volunteers, the attorneys from the Beckham Group and our lobbyists in Austin and DC. Our elected officials, now busier than ever, have not forgotten our fight against the detrimental impacts of the proposed HSR. While those elected officials and Texans Against HSR have requested any and all public comment periods related to the proposed Dallas Houston HSR be postponed, TAHSR has received many questions about the US Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit public comment periods.
Background
Since our state has been under the stay at home order, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have opened two new public comment periods regarding the proposed Dallas Houston HSR for two separate 404 permits. Several elected officials have requested public hearings be conducted as part of these comment periods, and in doing so, also requested the postponement of the entire public comment period until a time that public hearings are both lawful and safe.
Did you receive a packet of information from the USACE?
If you have recently received a packet of information regarding the US Army Corps of Engineers 404 permitting of the Dallas Houston HSR, below is a draft of possible comments for you to submit in the meantime while we await word on the rescheduling of the public comment periods, as well as pertinent contact information. Feel free to copy and paste this into your email and then edit or add to it as you feel necessary for your unique situation. The deadline to comment is April 30. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email or call us.
You can send one email and include all three of the following recipients in the TO line:
Email Subject: # SWF-2011-00483 & # SWG-2014-00412
I am a landowner impacted by Texas Central’s proposed high-speed rail project (HSR). I am submitting this comment in regards to the certification and permitting activities being performed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) & Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the HSR (# SWF-2011-00483 & # SWG-2014-00412). Texas Central does not have the right to exercise eminent domain on my property to conduct a survey or for any other purpose. As a result, I do not consent to my property being surveyed by the USACE & TCEQ for the HSR, nor do I consent to the use of any information concerning my property for the USACE’s or TCEQ’s certification or permitting activities related to the HSR. To the extent information concerning my property has already been used or included by the USACE or TCEQ as part of any such activities, please remove it from consideration immediately. Any survey or further use of information concerning my property on Texas Central’s behalf will be considered an illegal trespass.
Please record this comment in the administrative record.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Street Address
City
Your Name
Street Address
City
I hope you and your family are well during these difficult times. Please let us know if we can be of assistance to you.
Truly for Texas,
Kyle Workman
Chairman and President
Texans Against HSR
Texans Against HSR