Rep. Michael Cloud has submitted the following funding requests for important community projects in TX-27 to the House Appropriations Committee. Projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2025 — although only a handful may actually be funded. Representatives must also provide a written statement describing the federal nexus for each Community Project Funding request. Additional information on the reforms governing Community Project Funding is available here.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Cloud has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
Corpus Christi Ship Channel
Amount of Request: $33,425,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
This funding would be used to complete critical Operations and Maintenance projects such as dredging and surveying.
The project has a federal nexus because the funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 1001(40) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114).
This is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds as funding of USACE projects authorized by Congress are the responsibility of the federal government in partnership with the non-federal sponsor.
View Rep. Cloud’s signed certification letter stating there is no financial interest in the project and describing the federal nexus of the project here.
Matagorda Ship Channel
Amount of Request: $3,615,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
This funding for the Investigations account would be used to complete a critical Environmental Impact Statement as well complete the Oyster Mitigation Design.
The project has a federal nexus because the funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 1001(40) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114).
This is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds as funding of USACE projects authorized by Congress are the responsibility of the federal government in partnership with the non-federal sponsor.
View Rep. Cloud’s signed certification letter stating there is no financial interest in the project and describing the federal nexus of the project here.