(texas)statemap FY24-25PROJECT period: 09 01 2024 to 08 31 2025THE texas statemap program is a cooperative geologic mapping effort supported equally by federal and state funds

Activities that will be supported by the FY2024 award will include detailed new geologic mapping at a scale of 1:24,000 in four project areas that include the upper and middle texas coastal plain, central and southwestern texas, and west texas. This effort will produce nine new geologic quadrangle maps and accompanying geologic map databases. Other major activities supported by the FY2024 award that are directly relevant to the U.S. Geoframework initiative (category 2 projects) include (1) three small-scale compilation maps and geodatabases (one in the trinity BAY region on the upper texas coast, one in the copano BAY region of the middle texas coast, and one in the chinati mountains area of west texas) (2) isothermal surface maps of the southeastern texas region (38 counties) to support a multiyear effort to construct a statewide geothermal resources map and geodatabase (3) gems databases for 9 new maps, 3 compilation maps, and 1 geothermal attribute area and (4) expanding an inventory of geoheritage sites in texas and providing geospatial data and site attributes. The intended beneficiaries of the geologic mapping and U.S. Geoframework initiative tasks include (1) federal and state governmental agencies engaged in the creation of accurate and seamless geologic maps and three-dimensional geologic models for the nation, (2) state and regional governmental agencies responsible for the management or regulation of land use, mineral resources, and groundwater in texas, and (3) landowners interested in a variety of geologic subjects including susceptibility to geologic hazards, industrial and critical mineral resources, geothermal resources, groundwater, oil and gas resources, coastal erosion and subsidence, wetlands, environmental stewardship, economic development, and geologic heritage sites.