Amount Requested: $58,350,000.00

The Port of Houston Authority is requesting a total of $58,350,000 for construction general projects for the Houston Ship Channel. The activity along the Houston Ship Channel is responsible for hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact.  As a federal local investment, it returns $2.30 for every dollar invested.  It is a critical economic engine for the Houston region, the State of Texas and the United States.  Maintaining this dynamic waterway system is imperative to protecting these economic benefits. The channel is also integral to our nation’s energy security as host to the largest refinery in the United States and second largest petrochemical complex in the world. The Houston Ship Channel needs $26,550,000 to connect Placement Areas 14 and 15 adding capacity for dredged material. The Houston Ship Channel needs $31,800,000 to construct marsh cells M7/8/9 adding capacity for dredged material and providing environmental restoration.