Project ID: 1392
Project Name: Matagorda Peninsula Acquisition
SourceUID: 66283
Latitude: 28.626506156368
Longitude: -95.923584443805
Country: USA
State or Province: TX
County: Matagorda
Project Category: Environmental
Project Action: Land Acquisition/Protection
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Targeted Resource(s): Barrier Islands
Targeted Resource(s):
Targeted Resource(s):
Anticipated Project Completion Year: 2021
Implementing Organization: Galveston Bay Foundation
Implementing Organization Type: Non-Governmental Organization
Point of Contact – Name: Courtney Marie Smith
Point of Contact – Phone: csmith@galvbay.org
Point of Contact – Email: 281-332-3381
Other Partners: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Affiliated Institutions: None
Link: https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/tx-matagorda-peninsula-acquisition-19.pdf
Project Comments: Jointly funded by RESTORE Bucket 2 (prj_id = 600)
Acres Acquired: 1100
Close Year: 2020
Close Month: 6
Close day: 1
Purchase Type: Fee
Landowner: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Landowner Type: State
Purpose: No data provided
Public Access: No data provided
Easement Holder Name : No data provided
Easement Holder Type: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 1: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 2: No data provided
Duration: No data provided
Term: No data provided
Land Restoration Acreage: 0
Aquatic Restoration Acreage: 0
Restoration Mileage: 0
Restoration Feet: 0
Additional Acreage: None
DWH Funder: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
DWH Funder Type: Private
DWH Funding Program: NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
DWH Dollar Amount : 2426000
DWH Source: BP and Transocean
Fund Origin: Criminal Settlement
Controlling Documents: Guilty Plea Agreement between BP and U.S. Department of Justice, Guilty Plea Agreement between Transocean and U.S. Department of Justice
Award Year: 2019
Award Month: 11
Total Amount Leveraged: 65000
