gulf of mexico

gulf of mexico The project for hurricane-flood protection on Galveston Bay, Texas, at and in the vicinity of Texas City, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 347, Eighty-fifth Congress, at an estimated Federal cost of $5,662,000: Provided, That in lieu of the local cooperation recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 347, Eighty-fifth Congress, local interests (a) contribute 30 per centum of the first cost of the project, said 30 per centum being presently estimated at $2,427,000, including the cost of lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) contribute, at their option, the additional cost of providing ramps in lieu of closure structures presently estimated at $200,000; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate all the works after completion.