MATAGORDA, Texas (April 2012) – Bragg’s Cut completed. Named after Mike Bragg, a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District employee, the cut will create a safe passage for small boats to travel while also alleviating traffic congestion for commercial tows along the Colorado Locks. This waterway improvement was permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District.
The Department of the Army Regulatory Program is one of the oldest in the federal government. Initially it served a fairly simple, straightforward purpose: to protect and maintain the navigable capacity of the nation's waters. Time, changing public needs, evolving policy, case law, and new statutory mandates have changed the complexion of the program, adding to its breadth, complexity, and authority.
The Regulatory Program is committed to protecting the nation's aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions. The Corps evaluates permit applications for essentially all construction activities that occur in the nation's waters, including wetlands.