More than two dozen projects along the Gulf Coast will share $67 million through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Act of 2006, Gov. Kay Ivey said today.
In a ceremony at the GulfQuest Maritime Museum in Mobile, Ivey announced the 27 projects that will receive the funding.
They include sewer infrastructure improvements, water quality improvements, research and land acquisitions, and recreational access improvements.
“Working closely with (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) Commissioner (Chris) Blankenship, I am pleased to report today that over $67 million has been allocated to fund projects to further protect this region and provide quality public accessibility to the rivers, bay and other waterways of South Alabama,” Ivey said,
Ivey said other projects include sewer infrastructure improvements in Mobile Bay, converting septic tanks to sewers and restoring stream banks and the shore line.
“The remainder will study ways to improve the resiliency of our port and bolster the scientific knowledge base of Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as prepare our next generation of scientists and leaders through the University of South Alabama’s Healthy Oceans Initiative,” Ivey said.
GoMESA Projects list
- Dauphin Island Beach Renourishment Engineering, Design and Permitting: $1.25 million
- Lewis Landing Public Access Mobile County: $1.5 million
- Chocolatta Bay Boat Ramp Replacement Mobile Causeway: $650,000
- Cedar Point Boat Ramp Mobile County: $4.3 million
- Foley Nature Parks Expansion: $5 million
- The Launch at County Road 6 Boat Ramp Baldwin County: $4.82 million
- Viewpoint Boat Ramp Improvement Weeks Bay: $1,678,800
- Daphne Bayfront Park Amphitheater and Park Improvements: $7.2 million
- Chickasaw Stormwater Management Improvements Phase I: $2,474,500
- Daphne Utilities U.S. 90 Force Main Stabilization: $187,500
- Robertsdale Centennial Park Amphitheater: $2 million
- Fairhope Magnolia Beach Renourishment: $620,000
- Fairhope Fly Creek Stream Restoration Project: $2,740,000
- Mobile County Water, Sewer, and Fire Septic to Sewer Project: $1,327,500
- Chickasaw Brooks Park Public Access Phase II: $485,000
- Dauphin Island Water and Sewer Rehabilitation Project: $3,246,455
- Port of Mobile Coastal Resiliency Study: $200,000
- Bartram and Perdido Canoe Trails Expansion: $1,906,000
- USA Healthy Oceans Initiative Phase II: $1,229,154
- City of Mobile Hall’s Mill Creek Public Access Project: $2.5 million
- Perdido Watershed Land Acquisition Fund: $7 million
- Spanish Fort Causeway Improvements: $3 million
- GoMESA 2023 Administration: $397,988
- West Fowl River and Heron Bay Land Acquisition (4,740 acres): $5,214,000
- Beach Club West Acquisition: $4 million
- Mount Vernon Boating Access Improvements: $2 million
- GoMESA Administration 2022: $278,686
Total: $67,205,633
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
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