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e e FWS Agreement No: 1448-20181-00-G914 IV. BACKGROUND Little Cedar Bayou is a small tidal creek that empties into upper Galveston Bay and is subject to erosion by wind driven waves and the wakes of ships utilizing the Houston Ship Channel. The south shoreline of this bayou is eroding at a rate of approximately 2 feet per year with even greater rates during extreme tide and heavy wave action caused by storms. The erosion is causing the loss of mature hardwood trees in the City's Little Cedar Bayou Nature Park. The park provides sanctuary for upland wildlife amidst a chiefly residential community. Additionally, the woodlot in the Park provides stopover habitat for many migratory songbirds. The Park is utilized by the public for birdwatching and fishing and nearby schools have used the area for educational purposes. Previous attempts to stabilize the shoreline and establish intertidal marsh have failed chiefly because they failed to adequately attenuate wave energy at the site. The City is proposing to construct a breakwater, establish intertidal marsh and stabilize the shoreline to prevent further loss of adjacent woodlot and improve fishery habitat at the site. V. SCOPE The City of La Porte is proposing to construct a wave energy barrier along the shoreline that would stop the erosion, and prevent further loss of shoreline. The shoreline will be surveyed to meet regulations enforced by the Texas General Land Office. After the survey is completed, and all applicable permits have been obtained, work will commence on constructing the project. This work will be performed by a local contractor and will done in a manner to minimize or avoid impacts to the park lands. The project will involve the removal of debris and fallen trees from the water and immediate shoreline, construction of a wave barrier, stabilization of adjacent bluff and planting of Spartina alterniflora to create intertidal marsh. Specific plans of construction are included in Attachment A. A. The Service shall: 1. Provide funding in the amount of $10.000.00 for the coordination and implementation of the project as described in Attachment A. 2. Provide technical assistance as needed for the successful completion of the project. B. The City of La Porte shall: 1. ' Provide and acquire necessary surveys and permits for construction of the proposed project. 2. Provide contract and construction oversight. 3. Execute and conduct the project as described in their proposal, Attachment A, incorporated herein and made a part hereof. C. Project performance will be measured by the successful stabilization of the shoreline through construction of wave barrier and establishment of emergent vegetation and by a final report submitted to the Service detailing effectiveness of shoreline protection and marsh restoration. 2