PUBHx [Palustrine, Unconsolidated Bottom, Permanently Flooded, Excavated]), bays and estuaries (FLUCFCS: 5400/USFWS: E1UB2 [Estuarine, Subtidal, Unconsolidated Bottom, Sand]), mangrove swamps (FLUCFCS: 6120/USFWS: E2FO3N [Estuarine, Intertidal, Forested, Broad-Leaved Evergreen, Regularly Flooded]), and seagrass, sparse to medium (FLUCFCS: 9111/USFWS: E1AB3L [Estuarine, Intertidal, Aquatic Bed, Rooted Vascular, Subtidal]).

Six Section 4(f) resources occur within the project area, including multiple public parks, the Manatee River Blueway, and the Mid County Trail priority corridor. The identified parks include Bradenton Riverwalk, Coach Eddie Shannon Park (Formerly Lincoln Community Park), Palmetto Estuary Preserve, and Donal L. Courtney Veterans Monuments Park. Portions of these sites, including the Bradenton Riverwalk facilities and Palmetto Estuary parcels, are also protected under Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.

The study area was evaluated for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) standards. The archaeological Area of Potential Effects (APE) was defined as the construction footprint within the existing right-of-way (ROW), except for minor proposed areas of land. The historical or architectural APE was set based on the alternatives.

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