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 ![]()
National Park Service: $3,160,000 ![]()
- 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 ![]()
- 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 ![]()
- Deferred Maintenance - Discontinued Streamgages, Cableways, Wells: $154,000
- Upgrade Streamgages: $815,000
Projects in Texas
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
- Project Number: 2008862496
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2007720232
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Brazoria NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 14
- Type of Project: Construction
- Project Number: 2008862499
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2008862492
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2008862471
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 24
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2008870789
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2009923998
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Laguna Atascosa NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 27
- Type of Project: Habitat Restoration
- Project Number: 132945
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Alibates Flint Quarries
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 13
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2009923330
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2009923329
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 25
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2009923335
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Inks Dam NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 21
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 118660
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Big Bend
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 12
- Type of Project: Trails Maintenance and Construction
- 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
- Project Number: 2009923300
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Inks Dam NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 21
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2009923289
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- 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
- Project Number: 63372
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Lyndon B. Johnson
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 11
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 20131251
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 25
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2006496394
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 25
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 19131248
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 25
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- Project Number: 2006496410
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Marcos NFHTC
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 25
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- Project Number: 4135506
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Laguna Atascosa NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 27
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 5139222
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: McFaddin NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- Project Number: 145942
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Big Bend
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 96107432
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: McFaddin NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 125232
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 77026
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: San Antonio Missions
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 28
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 96108018
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: San Bernard NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 14
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- Project Number: 5139231
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: McFaddin NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 98107491
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: McFaddin NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 153525
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Palo Alto Battlefield
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 27
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 149130
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Padre Island
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 27
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 151517
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Amistad
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 148162
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Big Thicket
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 8
- Type of Project: Remediation of Abandoned Mines
- Project Number: 2009924584
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Matagorda Island
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 14
- Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
- 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
- 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
- Project Number: 2009924583
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Brazoria NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 14
- Type of Project: Energy Efficient Retrofits
- Project Number: 5139214
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: McFaddin NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 3126550
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Anahuac NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 9
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 147132
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Big Bend
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 93107778
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Hagerman NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 4
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 142896
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Trails Maintenance and Construction
- Project Number: 2007720431
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Hagerman NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 4
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- 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
- 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
- Project Number: 142258
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Lake Meredith
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 13
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 89819
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Guadalupe Mountains
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 143482
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Lyndon B. Johnson
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 28
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 134787
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Lake Meredith
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 13
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2008870800
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Uvalde NFH
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2119457
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Hagerman NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 4
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 142146
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Lake Meredith
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 13
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 2119455
- Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unit: Hagerman NWR
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 4
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: 151786
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Big Thicket
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 8
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
- Project Number: B0083020
- Bureau: Indian Affairs
- Unit: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 2
- Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
- Project Number: B0082622
- Bureau: Indian Affairs
- Unit: Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
- Project Number: M2072521
- Bureau: Indian Affairs
- Unit: Ysleta Del Sur
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 16
- Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
- Project Number: M2072522
- Bureau: Indian Affairs
- Unit: Ysleta Del Sur
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Roads and Bridges Maintenance
- Project Number: 153386
- Bureau: National Park Service
- Unit: Fort Davis
- State: TX
- Congressional District: 23
- Type of Project: Deferred Maintenance
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