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<br />~ ~...t'V~..C:L. -- Page 1 of9 <br /> <br />~~ XC a.Ill eC. 1 <br /> <br />'1 .' ,), J" il <br />.~._.............., ...................-..-----.........-."..-..........--...--........... .---......--............... ....._..~~t:-.f.. ..._e;.....Lf~[.'!J, - <br />(f \.. ~.. t <br />A . <br />U....,j, . <br />{).,LYV\J\...../yL.L---l T-' ' i f <br /> <br />- <br />/\ J...-' <br />L/ ~ <br />P &; <br />. tv~ ~"" <br /> <br />.... ~-~r.~w.-....~_._..._-- <br /> <br />,. <br />~ r' <br />,5 __ILl <br /> <br />~~C~' <br />..-;1 "'~. 0 <br /> <br />MAY 2 <br />s, - 0 200'J:. <br />1"y 6. J. <br />... r;; R r: '1WJJ ~ <br />. .. ~p./l/e :7'of"1'f1"S <br />-.. , ~""~rU:!)-ARY'S <br />~F-F'ce <br /> <br /> <br />~~5 <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Feazelle, Debra <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />From: Malone, Norman <br />Sent: Sunday, May 18,20039:17 PM <br />To: Feazelle, Debra <br />Subject: FW: Port Authority Delivers Favorable Outlook On Bayport <br /> <br />You may want to forward this to the Council if you have their mail address, I do not. <br />Mayor <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Port of Houston Authority [mailto:fgriffin@poha.com] <br />Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 4:54 PM <br />To: malonen@ci.la-porte.tx.us <br />Subject: Port Authority Delivers Favorable Outlook On Bayport <br /> <br />( BW) (TX-PORT-OF-HOUSTON) Port Authority Delivers Favorable Outlook On <br />Bayport <br /> <br />Business Editors <br /> <br />HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2003-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />u.s. Army Corps of Engineers releases final environmental impact <br />statement on proposed container and cruise terminal facility, paving <br />the way for construction permit <br /> <br />The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) today welcomed the release by <br />the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) of the final environmental <br />impact statement (FEIS) on the proposed Bayport Container and Cruise <br />Terminal Facility. The FEIS evaluates issues related to the PHA's <br />planned facility, including potential impacts on air quality, water <br />quality, noise, security, traffic and other environmental and social <br />factors. The document reflects consideration of all public comments <br />that were submitted following the November 2001 release of the USACE's <br />draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). The appendix to the FEIS <br />in~ludes all comments submitted on the DEIS and the USACE's response <br />to those comments. <br />Public comments on the FEIS are due by June 16, 2003. The USACE <br />will consider comments on the FEIS in the finalization of their Record <br />of Decision (ROD), which is scheduled for July 28, 2003. The ROD will <br />authorize one of three actions related' to a construction permit for <br />Bayport: 1) issuance of the permit, 2) issuance of the permit with <br />modifications or conditions, or 3) denial of the permit. <br />"The Corps has done an outstanding job in its diligent review of <br />the proposed Bayport plan," stated Jim Edmonds, Chairman of the PHA <br />Commission. "Throughout this process, the Port Authority has <br />maintained its commitment to good environmental stewardship and open <br />communication with the citizens of the communities surrounding the <br />port. We are confident that the FEIS now paves the way for quick <br />approval of a permit that will allow the first phase of construction <br />. at Bayport to get underway soon." <br />The PHA is committed to meeting ISO 14001 standards upon the <br />completion and opening of the Bayport facility. The PHA last year <br />became the first u.s. port to achieve compliance with ISO 14001 <br /> <br />5/19/2003 <br />