DELMARVA- Maryland and Delaware are applauding environmentalists.The latest federal spending bill increases funding for state-wide initiatives and departments as well as projects aimed at environmental conservation and restoration.
The Chesapeake Conservancy Group says The bill will allocate 88 million dollars to the Chesapeake Bay Program. This program works across states to protect and restore the Bay’s watershed.
“It’s a key way to meet our goals for the bay as declared by 2025,” said Chesapeake Conservancy spokesman Reed Perry.
The group also praises Delaware for its efforts. Senator Tom Carper, for securing 1.2 million dollars for the next phase of Seaford, Delaware’s Oyster House Park which is located on the Nanticoke River.
“This earmark is going to help fund phase 2 and in turn help to achieve the later phases which will see an outdoor Amphitheater and other great assets,” he said.
Reed tells me the Omnibus bill also helped secure extra funding for many of the DepartmentsLike the MDE or DNREC, which clean up the bay and maintain the environment at Delmarva.
