DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1 & 2
SUBJECT:
Programmatic Agreement between the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the City of San Antonio (COSA) for addressing cultural resource activities associated with Clean Water Act Section 404 permitted activities within Brackenridge Park located in City Council Districts 1 and 2.
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Programmatic Agreement (PA) between the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) for addressing cultural resources activities for infrastructure maintenance repairs, improvement and stabilization projects in Brackenridge Park under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Any discharge of dredged or fill materials into "waters of the United States" (WOUS), including wetlands is illegal unless authorized by a permit issued by the USACE pursuant to Section 404. The potential impacts rendered to cultural resources by project activities are evaluated as part of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting process. Under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended), Section 106 directs the review of possible effects of proposed projects on listed and eligible historic resources. When project activities occur within a historic district, or to listed or eligible historic resources, the coordination with the USACE for a Section 404 permit is mandated.
Brackenridge Park is listed as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) and is in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a Historic District. Within Brackenri...
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