Sixteen projects designed to improve the economy/ecology of Mississippi’s coastal region will be paid for with Restore Act funding. The projects will add more than $62M to the more than $570M already being spent on restoration projects after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. “One of my top priorities will always be ensuring that all funds meant for restoring our Gulf Coast, go strictly to our Gulf Coast,” said Gov. Tate Reeves. “With the announcement of these 16 critically important projects, that’s exactly what my administration is doing." The projects are “strategically designed to augment our efforts to help restore the economy of the Gulf Coast, as well as the Coast’s natural resources,” said Chris Wells, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality executive director. Among some of the RESTORE Act Direct Component (aka Bucket 1) Funding:
*$1.1M for implementation of new, repaired, or upgraded stormwater and wastewater systems including septic to sewer conversions.
*$2.2M to improve access, connectivity, and safety from I-10 for the Moss Point Interstate Commerce District to enhance the city’s economy and quality of life.
*$2.2M to construct a building to house the Department of the Army’s Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX).
*$3.19M for Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Site Expansion and Facility Relocation, and demolish the antiquated vehicle fleet maintenance facility and build a new facility adjacent to the airport’s maintenance building.
*$4.8M for Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Project Ready Site Mitigation and Prep.
*$2.2M to Accelerate Mississippi Public/Private Workforce Training Partnership to develop and foster workforce development through Accelerate Mississippi in the three coastal counties.
*$5.5M for Gulf Coast Center of Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) Fusion project to focus on developing an Information Technology workforce for economic expansion, innovation, and societal growth. (Source: Super Talk Mississippi 11/10/21)
Information about all of Mississippi’s restoration efforts can be found at www.restore.ms.
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