{"id":42033,"date":"2024-07-24T13:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=42033"},"modified":"2024-07-24T13:36:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:36:31","slug":"record-21-5-million-in-maryland-waterway-improvement-fund-awards-go-to-public-boating-access-navigable-waterways-and-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/07\/24\/record-21-5-million-in-maryland-waterway-improvement-fund-awards-go-to-public-boating-access-navigable-waterways-and-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Record $21.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards go to Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways, and Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Upgrades to Sweden Point Marina in Smallwood State Park are among the many projects funded for Fiscal Year 2025. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in <\/span>Waterway Improvement Fund<\/span><\/a> allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025, which began July 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur waterways are a major component of Maryland\u2019s economic success and cultural identity, and keeping them accessible, safe, and navigable are key priorities,\u201d said Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz. \u201cThe Waterway Improvement Fund, funded by Maryland\u2019s boating public and distributed in close partnership with our waterfront communities, has been a critical component in supporting these activities for decades.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/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, 250 public navigational channels, and to acquire vessels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Applications are reviewed and projects are selected based on local government and state priorities, which are evaluated to determine the benefit to the general boating public. Fiscal Year 2025 applications totaled more than $80 million in Waterway Improvement Fund requests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Natural Resources is now accepting Waterway Improvement Fund applications for the next fiscal year through the department\u2019s <\/span>online \u200b<\/span>Grants Gateway<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Projects funded in FY25 include:<\/p>\n

Anne Arundel County<\/b><\/p>\n

City of Annapolis, City Dock<\/span>
\n<\/span>Power pedestal upgrade
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

City of Annapolis, Fourth Street Public Boating Access<\/span>
\n<\/span>Improvements
\n<\/span>$175,000<\/span><\/p>\n

City of Annapolis, Shipwright Street End, Public Boating Access<\/span>
\n<\/span>Improvements
\n<\/span>$175,000\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Broadwater Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging
\n<\/span>$457,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Broadwater Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Beneficial use dredged material placement, site one structures
\n<\/span>$450,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Carrs Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging
\n<\/span>$200,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Parker Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging
\n<\/span>$277,500<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore City<\/b><\/p>\n

Baltimore City Fire Department<\/span>
\n<\/span>New shallow water safety vessel
\n<\/span>$22,500<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore County<\/b><\/p>\n

Gunpowder Falls State Park – Dundee Creek Marina\u00a0
\n<\/span>Upgrades and dredging, placing dredged material<\/span>
\n<\/span>$2.25 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunpowder Falls State Park – Hammerman Boat Ramp <\/span>
\n<\/span>Replacement
\n<\/span>$200,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Calvert County<\/b><\/p>\n

Town of North Beach
\n<\/span>Pier and boating area upgrade
\n<\/span>$50,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Caroline County<\/b><\/p>\n

Choptank Marina<\/span>
\n<\/span>Seawall and marina restoration
\n<\/span>$1.353 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Crouse Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Bulkhead renovation
\n<\/span>$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Martinak State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Access channel dredging and material placement site rehabilitation
\n<\/span>$950,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuckahoe State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Boat ramp replacement
\n<\/span>$225,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles County<\/b><\/p>\n

Smallwood State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sweden Point Marina improvements
\n<\/span>$1 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Dorchester County<\/b><\/p>\n

Back Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Marina renovation
\n<\/span>$50,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Jenkins Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging and beneficial reuse of material\u00a0
\n<\/span>$62,500<\/span><\/p>\n

Langrells Island Boat Ramp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Replacement and dredging
\n<\/span>$100,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Lodgecliffe Canal<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging and beneficial use
\n<\/span>$37,500<\/span><\/p>\n

Trenton Street Boat Ramp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Site improvements, Phase 1
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Tylers Cove Marina<\/span>
\n<\/span>Improvements, Phase 2
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Garrett County<\/b><\/p>\n

Deep Creek Lake State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Boat launch and parking lot improvements
\n<\/span>$300,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennings Randolph Lake<\/span>
\n<\/span>Boat dock replacement
\n<\/span>$300,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Harford County<\/b><\/p>\n

Havre de Grace Yacht Basin<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pier redecking
\n<\/span>$45,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Mariner Point Park, Foster Branch<\/span>
\n<\/span>Maintenance dredging
\n<\/span>$50,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Swan Harbor Farm<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredge material placement rehabilitation
\n<\/span>$150,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Queen Anne\u2019s County<\/b><\/p>\n

Kent Narrows Landing<\/span>
\n<\/span>Bulkhead replacement and repairs
\n<\/span>$75,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Muddy Creek dredging
\n<\/span>$350,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Somerset County<\/b><\/p>\n

Crisfield Depot<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pier and walkway replacement\u00a0
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Deal Island<\/span>
\n<\/span>Upper thoroughfare dredging
\n<\/span>$100,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Ewell County Dock <\/span>
\n<\/span>Repairs
\n<\/span>$50,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Janes Island State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Boat ramp repairs and transient slip improvements
\n<\/span>$1 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Janes Island State Park Marina<\/span><\/p>\n

Dredging and dredge material placement, site repair
\n<\/span>$500,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Janes Island State Park – Flat Cap Beach<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pier renovation
\n<\/span>$65,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Somers Cove Marina <\/span>
\n<\/span>Bulkhead replacement and site improvements
\n<\/span>$2 million<\/span><\/p>\n

St. Peters Creek<\/span>
\n<\/span>County dock and bulkhead rehabilitation
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Tylerton Harbor (Smith Island)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Breakwater improvements
\n<\/span>$75,000<\/span><\/p>\n

St Mary\u2019s County<\/b><\/p>\n

Chaptico Wharf<\/span>
\n<\/span>Improvements
\n<\/span>$199,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Point Lookout State Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Marina services building replacement
\n<\/span>$800,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Talbot County<\/b><\/p>\n

Skipton Landing<\/span>
\n<\/span>Reconstruction
\n<\/span>$150,000<\/span><\/p>\n

New Bridge Landing<\/span>
\n<\/span>Improvements
\n<\/span>$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Wicomico County<\/b><\/p>\n

Cedar Hill and Bivalve<\/span>
\n<\/span>Channel and marina dredging
\n<\/span>$50,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Cedar Hill Boat Ramp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Renovation\u00a0
\n<\/span>$60,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonards Mill Park Boat Ramp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Replacement
\n<\/span>$60,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Nanticoke Harbor<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dredging\u00a0
\n<\/span>$925,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Worcester County<\/b><\/p>\n

Assateague State Park Boat Ramp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Repairs and comfort station renovations
\n<\/span>$125,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Little Salisbury Park<\/span>
\n<\/span>Channel dredging
\n<\/span>$150,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Police Area 1 Marine Facility<\/span>
\n<\/span>Bulkhead replacement
\n<\/span>$500,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Pocomoke River State Park, Milburn Landing<\/span>
\n<\/span>Boat ramp replacement
\n<\/span>$125,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Pocomoke River State Park, Shad Landing <\/span>
\n<\/span>Marina and boat ramp replacement, services building renovations
\n<\/span>$1.2 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Stockton Volunteer Fire Department<\/span>
\n<\/span>New rescue vessel
\n<\/span>$80,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Statewide<\/b><\/p>\n

Maryland Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program Match
\n<\/span>$155,155<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Police, New Rescue\/Patrol Vessel
\n<\/span>$260,000<\/span><\/p>\n

New DNR Recovery Vessel for Debris and Abandoned Vessel Program
\n<\/span>$500,000<\/span><\/p>\n

State Match for Federal Boating Access Grants
\n<\/span>$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Statewide Emergency Dredging, Navigation, and Facility Needs
\n<\/span>$1.156 million<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025, which began July 1.\u00a0 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  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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,33],"tags":[4577,3736,5369,3723,5352,2981],"class_list":["post-42033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-the-bay","tag-boating-access","tag-boating-safety","tag-dredge-material-beneficial-use","tag-dredging","tag-josh-kurtz","tag-waterway-improvement-fund"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42033","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=42033"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42043,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42033\/revisions\/42043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}