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Maurepas Swamp and Bahia Grande Funding Approvals

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) voted to amend its 2015 Initial Funded Priorities List (Initial FPL) and 2020 Funded Priorities List 3a (FPL 3a) to approve the following:
 
  • $968,863 in implementation funding for the Bahia Grande Wetland System Restoration project in Texas (included in Initial FPL)
  • $130,000,000 in implementation funding for the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project in Louisiana (included in FPL 3a)
Background on the funding approval for these projects is provided below. Before voting on whether to approve funding, the Council published these FPL amendments for a 32-day public comment period beginning on February 2, 2023 and concluded at 11:59 pm (CST) on March 6, 2023.
 
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Keala J. Hughes
Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations
(504) 717-7235