Texas

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior’s projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Texas. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $20.3 million in Texas as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.

Funding Overview

Texas: $20,346,000

Indian Affairs: $187,000    BIA Logo

National Park Service: $3,160,000    NPS Logo

  • Alibates Flint Quarries: $69,000
  • Amistad: $228,000
  • Big Bend: $1,236,000
  • Big Thicket: $675,000
  • Fort Davis: $46,000
  • Guadalupe Mountains: $315,000
  • Lake Meredith: $107,000
  • Lyndon B. Johnson: $175,000
  • Padre Island: $123,000
  • Palo Alto Battlefield: $83,000
  • San Antonio Missions: $103,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: $16,030,000    FWS Logo

  • Anahuac NWR: $29,000
  • Aransas NWR: $96,000
  • Brazoria NWR: $817,000
  • Buffalo Lake NWR: $250,000
  • Hagerman NWR: $3,214,000
  • Inks Dam NFH: $373,000
  • Laguna Atascosa NWR: $2,315,000
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR: $695,000
  • Matagorda Island: $250,000
  • McFaddin NWR: $250,000
  • San Bernard NWR: $29,000
  • San Marcos NFHTC: $414,000
  • Texas Chenier Plain Refuge Complex: $6,400,000
  • TX: $100,000
  • Upper Texas Coast Coastal Program: $455,000
  • Uvalde NFH: $343,000

U.S. Geological Survey: $969,000    USGS Logo

Projects in Texas

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Add office/storage space and three bays onto the existing Greenhouse used for Texas wild rice recovery
  • Project Number: 2009923305
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Construction
Construct a flume in Garmon Slough at east fence line
  • Project Number: 2008862496
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Construct a new administrative facility at Brazoria NWR.
  • Project Number: 2007720232
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Brazoria NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 14
  • Type of Project: Construction
Construct a new chemical storage building and a shed over the CAT LPG emergency generator
  • Project Number: 2008862499
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Construct a new septic system at Residence 2
  • Project Number: 2008862492
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Construct a new water supply pipeline for ponds 12-16 & 21-25
  • Project Number: 2008862471
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 24
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Construct bird deterrent netting on Pond 30
  • Project Number: 2008870789
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Continue restoration of Bahia Grande Wetland Unit. Construct two 80 to 85-foot long, one-lane vehicle bridges to span marine tidal channels; construct low water crossings for overflow during tidal surges or high water periods.
  • Project Number: 2009923998
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Laguna Atascosa NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Habitat Restoration
Demolish and Replace Comfort Station to Meet ADA Requirements
  • Project Number: 132945
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Alibates Flint Quarries
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 13
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Energy Efficiency - replace lights; increase insulation; install programmable thermostats; caulk, seal, and weatherstrip leaks; replace windows; and replace appliances.
  • Project Number: 2009923330
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Energy Efficiency - replace lights; increase insulation; install programmable thermostats; caulk, seal, and weatherstrip leaks; replace windows; and replace appliances.
  • Project Number: 2009923329
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Energy Efficiency - replace lights; increase insulation; install programmable thermostats; caulk, seal, and weatherstrip leaks; replace windows; and replace appliances.
  • Project Number: 2009923335
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Inks Dam NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 21
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Improve Visitor Safety by Rehabilitating Trails Parkwide
  • Project Number: 118660
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Big Bend
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 12
  • Type of Project: Trails Maintenance and Construction
Indian Point Saltmarsh Restoration Nueces County, Texas
  • Project Number: N/A
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Upper Texas Coast Coastal Program
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Habitat Restoration
Influent filtration system (high priority--prevent unwanted species from entering hatchery)
  • Project Number: 2009923300
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Inks Dam NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 21
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Install emergency electrical system for Wilson Well (for T&E species)
  • Project Number: 2009923289
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
NFPP: Red Fish Landing AB-SR-1 Culvert Restoration Project
  • Project Number: 20140-2009-114
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Aransas NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 14
  • Type of Project: Habitat Restoration
Provide an adequate base of operations for staff and volunteers, and an orientation point for visitors by constructing an energy efficient Headquarters/Visitor Building using a standard floor plan design to gain cost efficiencies
  • Project Number: 2007719889
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Texas Chenier Plain Refuge Complex
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Construction
Rebuild 6.1 Miles of Ranch Fencing Along Tour Route to Maintain Historic Appearance
  • Project Number: 63372
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Lyndon B. Johnson
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 11
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Reconstruct a chain link fence around holding house
  • Project Number: 20131251
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehab McCarty well pump house
  • Project Number: 2006496394
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehab Office/Lab Building with new air handling unit, replace borken windows and reseal to prevent leaks during rain
  • Project Number: 19131248
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehab ponds 11, 12 and 16--split pond, build levee and kettle
  • Project Number: 20134473, 20156825, 20156826
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Inks Dam NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 21
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehab shop/garage building to bring electrical system to code and increase energy efficiency
  • Project Number: 2006496410
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 25
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate 0.6 miles of degraded existing service-use dirt road on the Arroyo los Negros tract.
  • Project Number: 2119898
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 15
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate 5.76 miles of 1 lane Unit 8 County Road.
  • Project Number: 4135506
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Laguna Atascosa NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate deteriorated boat launch at the north end of Clam Lake.
  • Project Number: 5139222
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: McFaddin NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate foot trails on Salineno and Arroyo Los Negros tract.
  • Project Number: 5139712
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 15
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate Historic Law Enforcement Quarters
  • Project Number: 145942
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Big Bend
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate overgrown, silted-in boat canals in the White Unit.
  • Project Number: 96107432
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: McFaddin NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate Pine Springs Quarters (multiple projects)
  • Project Number: 125232
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate Sewer, Septic and Potable Water System at Historic Mission Espada
  • Project Number: 77026
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: San Antonio Missions
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 28
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate the deteriorated and damaged surface of the Sergeant Entrance road.
  • Project Number: 96108018
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: San Bernard NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 14
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate two 40-foot long concrete walls.
  • Project Number: 5139679
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 15
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Rehabilitate worn Middleton Levee hunter access trail.
  • Project Number: 5139231
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: McFaddin NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Remove abandon infrastructure from West oil field.
  • Project Number: 98107491
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: McFaddin NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Remove and Replace Unserviceable Air Handling Units to Improve Energy Efficiency
  • Project Number: 153525
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Palo Alto Battlefield
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Remove Hurricane Ike Debris
  • Project Number: 149130
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Padre Island
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Remove Trash and Debris Along the Shoreline
  • Project Number: 151517
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Amistad
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Remove Two Oil and Gas Wells and Restore Natural Landscape
  • Project Number: 148162
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Big Thicket
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 8
  • Type of Project: Remediation of Abandoned Mines
Renewable Energy - Solar Photovoltaic projects on buildings
  • Project Number: 2009924584
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Matagorda Island
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 14
  • Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
Renewable Energy - Solar Photovoltaic projects on buildings
  • Project Number: 2009924589
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Laguna Atascosa NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 27
  • Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
Renewable Energy - Solar Photovoltaic projects on buildings
  • Project Number: 2009924590
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Buffalo Lake NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 13
  • Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
Renewable Energy - Solar Photovoltaic projects on buildings
  • Project Number: 2009924583
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Brazoria NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 14
  • Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
Repair deteriorated boat launch and associated dock at refuge headquarters.
  • Project Number: 5139214
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: McFaddin NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Repair or replace boat rollers on the Middleton Tract.
  • Project Number: 3126550
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Anahuac NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 9
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Repair Park Infrastructure Damaged by Flood
  • Project Number: 147132
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Big Bend
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Repair pond and dam, rebuild the spillway, and replace the drop pipe.
  • Project Number: 93107778
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Hagerman NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 4
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Repair Trails Parkwide
  • Project Number: 142896
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Trails Maintenance and Construction
Replace a condemned building with an energy efficient Headquarters/Visitor Building using a standard floor plan design to gain cost efficiencies
  • Project Number: 2007720431
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Hagerman NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 4
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace barbed wire boundary fence and 4 gates.
  • Project Number: 1116635
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 15
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace dilapidated 4-strand barbed wire boundary fence
  • Project Number: 1116631
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 15
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace Fixtures at Three Comfort Stations With Water-Saving Models (multiple projects)
  • Project Number: 142258
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Lake Meredith
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 13
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace Heating System Boiler at Park Headquarters/Visitor Center
  • Project Number: 89819
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace HVAC System at Historic Texas Whitehouse
  • Project Number: 143482
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Lyndon B. Johnson
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 28
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace HVAC System in Ranger Station
  • Project Number: 134787
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Lake Meredith
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 13
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace kettle screens
  • Project Number: 2008870800
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Uvalde NFH
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace Refuge boundary signs.
  • Project Number: 2119457
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Hagerman NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 4
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace Roof on Visitor Contact Station and Maintenance Facility (multiple projects)
  • Project Number: 142146
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Lake Meredith
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 13
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Replace Sandy Point public observation tower.
  • Project Number: 2119455
  • Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Unit: Hagerman NWR
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 4
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Restore Facilities Damaged by Hurricane Ike (multiple projects)
  • Project Number: 151786
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Big Thicket
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 8
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
Road Maintenance Project
  • Project Number: B0083020
  • Bureau: Indian Affairs
  • Unit: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 2
  • Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
Road Maintenance Project
  • Project Number: B0082622
  • Bureau: Indian Affairs
  • Unit: Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
Road Maintenance Project
  • Project Number: M2072521
  • Bureau: Indian Affairs
  • Unit: Ysleta Del Sur
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 16
  • Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
Road Maintenance Project
  • Project Number: M2072522
  • Bureau: Indian Affairs
  • Unit: Ysleta Del Sur
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
Stabilize Historic Brick Oven
  • Project Number: 153386
  • Bureau: National Park Service
  • Unit: Fort Davis
  • State: TX
  • Congressional District: 23
  • Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance


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