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Glance at Gulf of Mexico restoration projects

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Here's a look at the names and estimated cost of 44 projects approved for funding from BP PLC's $1 billion set-aside dedicated to recovery from its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:
ALABAMA
$85.5 million Gulf State Park Enhancement Project
$5 million Swift Tract Living Shoreline
$3.2 million Oyster Cultch Restoration
ALABAMA TOTAL: $93.7 MILLION
FLORIDA
$10.8 million Beach Enhancement Project at Gulf Island National Seashore
$4 million Gulf Islands National Seashore Ferry Project
$775,605 Cat Point Living Shoreline Project
$10.8 million Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project
$2.7 million Seagrass Recovery Project
$588,500 Perdido Key State Park Beach Boardwalk Improvements
$1.5 million Big Lagoon State Park Boat Ramp Improvement
$1 million Bob Sikes Pier Parking and Trail Restoration
$11.5 million Artificial Reefs
$18.8 million Fish Hatchery
$2.9 million Scallop Enhancement for Increased Recreational Fishing Opportunity in the Florida Panhandle
$882,750 Shell Point Beach Nourishment
$611,234 Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project
$5.4 million Florida Oyster Cultch Placement Project
$3.2 million Strategically Provided Boat Access Along Florida's Gulf Coast
$386,291 Walton County Boardwalks and Dune Crossovers
$2.1 million Gulf County Recreation Projects
$470,800 Bald Point State Park Recreation Areas
$1.8 million Enhancements of Franklin County Parks and Boat Ramps
$262,989 Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area Fishing and Wildlife Viewing Access Improvements
$1.2 million Navarre Beach Park Gulfside Walkover Complex
$614,630 Navarre Beach Park Coastal Access
$309,669 Gulf Breeze Wayside Park Boat Ramp
$2.6 million Developing Enhanced Recreational Opportunities at the Escribano Point Portion of the Yellow River WMA
$10.2 million Norriego Point Restoration and Recreation Project
$588,500 Deer Lake State Park Development
$993,649 City of Parker Oak Shore Drive Pier
$2 million Panama City Marina Fishing Pier, Boat Ramp and Staging Docks
$1.5 million Wakulla Marshes Sands Park Improvements
$4.6 million Northwest Florida Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Protection and Education, Fort Walton Beach
FLORIDA TOTAL: $105.2 million
LOUISIANA:
$318.4 million Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration
$22 million Louisiana Marine Fisheries Enhancement, Research, and Science Center
LOUISIANA TOTAL: $340.4 million
MISSISSIPPI
$50 million Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline Project
$10.4 million Restoration Initiatives at the Infinity Science Center
$4.8 million Popp's Ferry Causeway Park
$3.8 million Pascagoula Beachfront Promenade
MISSISSIPPI TOTAL: $69 million
TEXAS
$10.7 million Galveston Island State Park Beach Development
$3.6 million Matagorda Artificial Reef Project
$2.2 million Freeport Artificial Reef Project
$1.9 million Mid/Upper Texas Coast Artificial Reef Ship Reef Project
$210,100 Sea Rim State Park Improvements
TEXAS TOTAL: $18.6 million
GRAND TOTAL: $626.8 million
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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