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Washington, DC - Congressman Gene Green (D-Houston) is pleased to announce a $2,970,575 grant award to the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and the Texas DOT (Bolivar Roads Ferry) by the U.S. department of Homeland Security’s Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP). This grant is made possible by the Fiscal Year 2005 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) Award.
TSGP provides funding for the protection of regional transit systems and the commuting public from terrorism, especially explosives and non-conventional threats that would cause major loss of life and severe disruption.
“With the recent attack in London, this award could not come at a better time,” said Congressman Green. “We are a diverse city. We are the fourth largest city in the U.S. and the largest city in Texas. We are home to the Port of Houston and are considered the energy capital of the world. I know that we need to secure our ports and our infrastructure so that an attack similar to the one in London never happens here in Houston.”
Funding by the TSGP is provided to the owner and operator of some of the nation’s most critical infrastructures such as rail transit systems, intra-city bus systems and ferry systems. Houston has all three systems in place.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County received $825,000 for light rail and $900,000 for intra-city bus systems. The cities Texas DOT (Bolivar Roads Ferry) received $1, 245,575.
“This money is a good start at securing our great city,” continued Congressman Green. “There is still much work to be done, but with grants coming in like these the citizens of Houston can rest assured that we will do everything in our power to keep our city safe.”
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