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Site Nomination Document and Appendices by Chapter

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Table of Contents
Appendices

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter	Pages	Size (KB)
List of Tables	i-iv	9
List of Figures	v	8
List of Acronyms	vi-vii	10
Acknowledgments	viii-ix	11
Executive Summary	x-xii	10
Introduction	1-6	155
Site Selection Process	7-40	255
Final Site Selection Committee Decision	40-48	36
Public Participation	49-50	12
Texas NERR Site Description	50-80	2,214
Existing and Potential Uses	81-115	2,272
Core and Buffer Areas	115-119	492
Conformity of Proposed Site with NERR Program Guiding Principles	120-122	13
Texas NERR Partnerships, Advisors, Contributors/Users	123-125	14
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan Outline	127-129	9
References	129-139	15

APPENDICES

Appendix Title	Pages	Size (KB)
Appendix 1. Initial letters of support from Texas institutions	8	5,625
Appendix 2. Letter from Governor of Texas to NOAA requesting site nomination assistance, and reply from NOAA Acting Administrator and Deputy Under Secretary of Oceans and Atmosphere	2	485
Appendix 3. Site selection committee meeting, 29Aug02: agenda, attendees, summary of comments, detailed comments, comments on excluded sites	23	862
Appendix 4. Site evaluation subcommittee meeting, 19Sept02: attendees, and member score sheets	13	67
Appendix 5. Site evaluation subcommittee meeting, 17Oct02: attendees, notes, and member score sheets	18	175
Appendix 6. Site evaluation subcommittee meeting, 12Dec02: attendees, and notes	3	31
Appendix 7. Site selection committee meeting, 23Jan03: agenda, attendees, preliminary questions and comments, boundary comments, and logo drawings	14	539
Appendix 8. Site evaluation subcommittee meeting attendance	1	18
Appendix 9. Letter to the SES from the Port of Corpus Christi Authority	3	2,473
Appendix 10. Agenda from user group meetings	9	6,188
Appendix 11. Agenda of public meeting in Rockport, Texas, 25Feb03	3	2,334
Appendix 12. Comments from Rockport public meeting, 25Feb03	5	35
Appendix 13. News articles referencing Texas NERR	8	9,270
Appendix 14. Public meeting notices for 11Jun03 meeting	3	2,374
Appendix 15. Attendees and comments from the 11Jun03 public meeting	15	135
Appendix 16. Supplemental site information: Johnson Ranch	5	1,381
Appendix 17. Supplemental site information: Coastal Bend Land Trust	1	1,045
Appendix 18. Supplemental site information: Cedar Bayou	5	42
Appendix 19. University of Texas Marine Science Institute Wetlands Education Center	4	2,013
Appendix 20. University of Texas Marine Science Institute Site Plan	1	824
Appendix 21. History of UTMSI	1	19
Appendix 22. Supplemental site information: Fennessey Ranch	4	3,381
Appendix 23. Supplemental site information: ANWR	6	8,702
Appendix 24. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department scientific areas	2	29
Appendix 25. History of Aransas County	6	40
Appendix 26. Texas Coastal Preserve Management Program	3	1,299
Appendix 27. Runway protection zone for Rockport Fulton Airport	1	827
Appendix 28. National Estuarine Research Reserve system regulations	25
Appendix 29. Draft Memorandum of Understanding between UTMSI and NOAA	6	54
Appendix 30. Letters of support - Listing	2	24
Appendix 30a. Letters of support	10	8,008
Appendix 30b. Letters of support	15	11,972
Appendix 30c. Letters of support	15	11,878
Appendix 30d. Letters of support	17	11,919

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Updated: 20 October 2003