California – Brown Signs Bill to Benefit Ventura Port District for Dredging Projects – Noozhawk
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a piece of legislation authored by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, that streamlines dredging services in the Ventura Harbor in a more timely and…
Washington D.C. – Deal tying BP oil spill fines to transportation bill getting close – NOLA.com
WASHINGTON — Senate and House negotiators are nearing agreement on a two-year transportation bill that includes key components of legislation that would funnel billions of dollars in fines from the…
South Carolina – Bill to allow dredging now law – MyrtleBeachOnline.com
COLUMBIA — A bill allowing North Myrtle Beach to use a special tax district to pay to dredge Cherry Grove’s canals, and also allowing Georgetown County to use capital projects…
South Carolina – Dredging-tax bill no longer affects Sea Pines residents – Hilton Head Island Packet
Sea Pines property owners worried they could be taxed to dredge creeks and marinas inside the gated community need worry no longer, according to local legislators.Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a…
Connecticut – Senate expected to pass bill that would help marinas pay for dredging – TheDay.com
Hartford — Local marina owners could get hefty discounts off the cost of a future dredging project under a bill that is poised to pass the state Senate. The legislation…
Washington D.C. – Nelson named to committee to negotiate transportation bill with money for Gulf – Pensacola News Journal
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson was selected Tuesday to be part of a bipartisan committee responsible for crafting the final version of a highway bill that could steer billions…
South Carolina – Finance committee OKs bill borrowing $120M for Charleston port dredging – Spartanburg Herald Journal
COLUMBIA — The Senate Finance Committee has approved a bill to borrow up to $ 120 million to dredge the Charleston port. Every member of the committee voted for the…
Washington, D.C. – Gulf Coast lawmakers continue push for Restore bill – Shreveport Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress passed a temporary transportation bill last week that does not include a provision to steer billions in oil spill fine money to the Gulf Coast, but…
Florida – Taxpayers foot the bill to clean Glades pollution, study finds – Sun-Sentinel
SOUTH FLORIDA – Big Sugar and other growers polluting the Everglades fail to pay their fair share of the cleanup, leaving taxpayers with too much of the bill, according to…
Florida – Taxpayers foot the bill to clean Glades pollution, study finds – Sun-Sentinel
The study puts a number on a contention that environmental groups have long made – that Florida is failing to enforce a 1996 “Polluter Pays” Florida constitutional amendment aimed at…
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