PUBLIC NOTICE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received a subgrant application for the City of Tampa. Pursuant to Executive Order 11988 and 44 CFR Part 9.12, notice is hereby given of FEMA’s intent to provide funding for this project under the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. - Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990 requires FEMA to consider alternatives - and provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
President Biden issued new Executive Orders 13985 and 14008 in January 2021 to further address the need to achieve environmental justice and equity across the federal government. The issuance of the new executive orders more than 20 years after Executive Order 12898 was signed indicates the administration’s directive to federal agencies to renew their energy, effort, resources, and attention to environmental justice. FEMA is working with recipient/subrecipient to identify communities with Environmental Justice concerns and provide an avenue for local groups and non-profits with an Environmental Justice mission to self-identify so that FEMA Programs can start to work with them on specific projects from the beginning of the application process.
This notice serves as a project‐specific notice for FEMA’s funding action located within a Special Flood Hazard Area. FEMA has determined the only practicable alternative is to fund the new construction of a dock with boat lifts. Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions. This action complies with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements.
Responsible Entity: Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
Applicant: City of Tampa
Project Title(s): PSGP 2025-PU-05345 (55955) Tampa, FL Dock Installation
Location of Proposed Work and Floodplain Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Panels:
Site(s) Name: Port Tampa Bay
GPS Coordinates: 115 Columbia Dr, Tampa, FL
FIRM Panel: 12057C0362J https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search
FIRM Panel effective date: 10/7/2021. Site is located within a Zone AE mapped floodplain. Site(s) are located within or adjacent to wetlands. [https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html]
Proposed Work and Purpose: The project proposes the installation of a U-shaped floating dock system to provide four wet slips for patrol vessels serving the Tampa Police Department (TPD) Marine Unit. The facility will be located within the Marjorie Park Yacht Basin (115 Columbia Dr) and will be accessed from shore via a 5' x 5' walkway connecting to a 5' x 38' crosswalk, which leads to two 5' x 25' piers. There will be one 5' x 25'pier at each end of the pier forming the U-shaped wet slip configuration. The total overwater coverage is calculated at approximately 465 square feet. Approximately twenty (20) 10" diameter timber guide piles driven to a depth of 10' into the seabed to secure the floating dock modules. Placement of the utility conduits is included for operational lighting and security equipment.
Project Alternatives:
(1) Alternative Considered but Dismissed- Alternative security upgrades considered may not be feasible during the time of application development due to costs or resources available.
(2) No action alternative – This alternative is not feasible as the security upgrades are needed to improve the community safety. Under the no action alternative, the recipient and the community it serves would continue to have an increased potential to be attacked by terrorist and extremist.
Comments: This will serve as both the initial and final public notice regarding the above‐described action funded by the FEMA PSGP program. Interested persons may submit comments, questions, or request a map of this specific project by writing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 4, 3005 Chamblee-Tucker Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, or by emailing FEMA.R4EHP@fema.dhs.gov. Comments should be sent in writing or email with the subject line "PSGP Tampa FL Boat Dock" at the above addresses within 15 days of the date of this notice.
THIS NOTICE MAY BE REMOVED FROM PUBLIC VIEW ON THE 15th DAY FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF POSTING
NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST 2026