$112 million is coming Maryland’s way as part of a 2017 Senate bill funding Energy and Water Development that was approved this week.
The money will be will go to projects by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers involving the state’s waterway and infrastructure.
The projects range from $62 million for Poplar Island environmental restoration and $1 million for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration program to $1.9 million for the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive restoration plan and $2 million for maintenance dredging of the Wicomico River.
Senator Barbara Mikulski touted the measure saying that it would help keep businesses open and support private sector jobs.
