Florida – RESTORE deal: Escambia could see $100 million from BP fines – Pensacola Business Journal

More than two years after the BP oil spill ravaged the Gulf Coast, lawmakers reached a deal Wednesday that could bring billions to boost the region’s economy and restore its environment.

Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas would share the money under the deal, which would make the bipartisan RESTORE Act part of a transportation bill lawmakers are expected to approve later this week…Read Entire Article Here

June 28, 2012

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