Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Bill Supports the Outdoor Recreation Economy
Fisheries conservation, access and jobs will benefit from substantial federal investments.
Alexandria, VA – August 2, 2021 – After weeks of intense negotiations, a bipartisan group of U. S. Senators recently announced agreement with the White House on a “traditional” infrastructure package. The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act totals $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, airports, ports and rail among other items.
Subsequent to the announcement, the Senate voted to begin debate on a bipartisan infrastructure framework with 17 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to advance the motion to proceed with consideration of the bill. The Senate is expected to consider the
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Chesapeake underwater grasses decline for a second year
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A tube, transporting oxygen and heated water, is tethered to a diver from the side of a boat, Wittman, Maryland. (Edwin Remsberg / VWPics via AP Images)
By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-08-02 15:59:12-04
ANNAPOLIS, Md. â The Chesapeake Bay Program says acreage of underwater grasses in the bay shrank for the second year in a row last year.
The Daily Press reports that aerial surveys showed more than 62,000 acres of the underwater grasses that serve as a home to small blue crabs and many fish.
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