{"id":38922,"date":"2023-07-07T18:16:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T22:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=38922"},"modified":"2023-07-07T18:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T22:16:15","slug":"governor-moore-announces-13-5-million-in-maryland-waterway-improvement-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/07\/07\/governor-moore-announces-13-5-million-in-maryland-waterway-improvement-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Moore Announces $13.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Projects Funded Statewide for New and Improved Public Boating Access, Waterway Dredging, and Safety Equipment<\/em><\/p>\n

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Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds<\/a>. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders, and other important infrastructure and initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvesting in infrastructure is integral to achieving the full potential of Maryland\u2019s resources,\u201d\u00a0said Gov. Moore<\/strong>. \u201cThis partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and our local jurisdictions is critical to improving, maintaining, and promoting use of our public waterways.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Waterway Improvement Fund is primarily derived from the one-time 5% excise tax when a boat is purchased and titled in the state, as well as a small portion of the state gas tax. It has been used to construct and maintain more than 400 public boating facilities and more than 250 public navigational channels across the state as well as the acquisition of vessels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMaryland\u2019s Waterway Improvement Fund is an outstanding example of a user-pay, user-benefit program,\u201d\u00a0said Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz<\/strong>. \u201cPaid largely by Maryland\u2019s boating public, supporting local efforts are critical to this partnership.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Applications are reviewed and projects are selected based on local government and state needs and priorities, which are evaluated to determine the benefit to the general motor boating public.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting after July 15, the Department of Natural Resources will accept Waterway Improvement Fund applications for the next fiscal year through the department\u2019s\u00a0online \u200bGrants Gateway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Local projects funded in FY24 include:<\/p>\n

Allegany County: $300,000
\n<\/strong>Rocky Gap State Park
\n<\/em>Boat ramp and bulkhead replacement<\/p>\n

Anne Arundel County: $1,484,000
\n<\/strong>City of Annapolis, Fourth Street
\n<\/em>Public boating access, improvement and engineering<\/p>\n

Lake Placid
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

City of Annapolis, Hawkins Cove
\n<\/em>Engineering for dredging<\/p>\n

City of Annapolis, Shipwright Street End
\n<\/em>Public boating access, improvement and engineering<\/p>\n

Little Magothy River
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Church Creek
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Duvall\/Kitty Creek
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Baltimore County: $365,000
\n<\/strong>Pleasure Island, Sparrows Point
\n<\/em>Dredging and beneficial use<\/p>\n

Bowleys Quarters Community Volunteer Fire Department
\n<\/em>Fire\/rescue boat replacement<\/p>\n

Shallow Creek, Sparrows Point
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Calvert County: $229,063
\n<\/strong>St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department
\n<\/em>Dive and rescue rigid hull vessel<\/p>\n

Hallowing Point State Park
\n<\/em>Boat ramp dredging and beneficial use<\/p>\n

Caroline County: $500,000
\n<\/strong>Choptank Marina, Preston
\n<\/em>Basin dredging<\/p>\n

Cecil County: $394,360
\n<\/strong>Beck\u2019s Landing, Chesapeake City
\n<\/em>Re-decking promenade<\/p>\n

Water Street Boat Ramp and Fire Pier, Charlestown
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Dorchester County: $430,000
\n<\/strong>City of Cambridge Municipal Marina
\n<\/em>Wave screen<\/p>\n

Tylers Cove, Church Creek
\n<\/em>Renovation\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frederick<\/strong>\u00a0County: $100,000
\n<\/strong>Pinecliff Park Boat Ramp, Frederick
\n<\/em>Boat ramp rehabilitation<\/p>\n

Kent County: $796,800
\n<\/strong>Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company
\n<\/em>Rescue vessel<\/p>\n

Chestertown Marina
\n<\/em>Dredging<\/p>\n

Betterton Public Landing
\n<\/em>Preliminary engineering\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prince George’s County: $250,000
\n<\/strong>Jackson’s Landing, Upper Marlboro
\n<\/em>Boating access facility Improvement<\/p>\n

Queen Anne’s County<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>$387,000
\n<\/strong>United Communities Volunteer Fire Department, Stevensville
\n<\/em>Fire Boat Motor Replacement<\/p>\n

Thompson Creek Landing, Stevensville
\n<\/em>Bulkhead Replacement<\/p>\n

Little Creek Landing, Chester
\n<\/em>Drainage and parking lot improvements<\/p>\n

Somerset<\/strong>\u00a0County: $212,000
\n<\/strong>City of Crisfield Depot
\n<\/em>Replacement of piers and walkways<\/p>\n

Somerset County (countywide)
\n<\/em>Marina facility safety improvements<\/p>\n

Tylerton Harbor, Smith Island
\n<\/em>Breakwater\u00a0<\/p>\n

St. Mary’s County: $1,250,000
\n<\/strong>St. Inigoes Landing
\nPublic boating access improvement<\/p>\n

Point Lookout State Park
\n<\/em>Marina renovations and improvements<\/p>\n

Talbot County: $160,000
\n<\/strong>Windy Hill Landing, Bruceville
\n<\/em>Landing Reconstruction<\/p>\n

Easton Point Park
\n<\/em>Engineering for Dredging<\/p>\n

Washington County: $200,000
\n<\/strong>Town of Williamsport Boat Ramp
\n<\/em>Construction<\/p>\n

Wicomico County: $480,603
\n<\/strong>City of Salisbury Fire Department
\n<\/em>New outboard boat motor<\/p>\n

Cedar Hill Marina, Bivalve
\n<\/em>Bulkhead restoration<\/p>\n

Pirates Wharf Park, Quantico
\n<\/em>Boating Facility Construction<\/p>\n

Worcester County: $2,029,177
\n<\/strong>Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company
\n<\/em>Rescue boat safety equipment<\/p>\n

Pocomoke City Boat Ramp
\n<\/em>Boating access improvements, engineering services\u00a0<\/p>\n

Public Landing, Wharf Road, Snow Hill
\n<\/em>Retaining wall and rip rap construction<\/p>\n

George Island Landing Road, Stockton
\n<\/em>Boat Landing Engineering Services\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pocomoke River State Park Shad Landing Marina and Boat Ramp
\n<\/em>Marina and boat ramp replacement<\/p>\n

Pocomoke River State Park Milburn Landing Boat Ramp
\n<\/em>Ramp replacement<\/p>\n

Statewide: $3,931,997
\n<\/strong>Maryland Pumpout Grant Program<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Maryland Natural Resources Police
\n<\/em>Patrol vessel and outboard motor replacement<\/p>\n

Statewide Emergency Maintenance and Dredging<\/em><\/p>\n

State Match for Federal Boating Access and Boating Infrastructure Grants<\/em><\/p>\n

Additional funds reserved for state projects and priorities as determined by the Department of Natural Resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Projects Funded Statewide for New and Improved Public Boating Access, Waterway Dredging, and Safety Equipment Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipment  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,33],"tags":[3197,4577,3736,5352,2981,5353],"class_list":["post-38922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-the-bay","tag-boating","tag-boating-access","tag-boating-safety","tag-josh-kurtz","tag-waterway-improvement-fund","tag-wes-moore"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38925,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922\/revisions\/38925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}