Posted on April 17, 2023
Governor Tate Reeves today announced that he had signed House Bill 1636 which commits $100,192,527 in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funding to projects along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
“This critical set of projects will strengthen Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, empower conservation efforts, and improve the quality of life in local communities,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “I was proud to sign this legislation into law and to direct these funds to where they’re most needed. I greatly look forward to seeing the impact that these funds will have.”
The legislation includes $100,192,527 in GOMESA funding for a variety of projects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The full list of projects can be found below:
• $2,000,000 to assist the City of Pascagoula with the Live Oak Corridor Drainage to Remedy Flooding
• $1,200,000 to assist the City of Gulfport with the North Gulfport Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfection
• $10,650,000 to assist the Hancock County Utility Authority with the Stennis Space Center Wastewater Conveyance Project
• $2,693,000 to assist the City of Long Beach with the Small Craft Harbor Eastern Bulkhead Improvements
$2,590,000 to assist the City of Pass Christian with the West Breakwater Wall Hurricane Mitigation Improvements
• $2,000,000 to assist the Department of Marine Resources with Oyster Spat
• $1,000,000 to assist the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies with Monitoring and Evaluation of Sea Turtle Nesting in Mississippi
• $532,242 to assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Mississippi Coastal Fishery Resource Assessment
• $1,749,220 to assist the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission with Bank Mitigation
$1,195,571 to assist the University of Southern Mississippi with Oak Island Oyster Company in the Development and Testing of an Off Bottom Oyster Structure
• $750,000 to assist Jackson County with Coastal Roadway Hurricane Protection
• $1,500,000 to assist the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies with Monitoring/Gauging Habitat Suitability for Dolphins and Turtles
• $2,255,600 to assist the Kiln Utility District with Jourdan River Shores Sewer Improvements Phase II
• $1,600,000 to assist Harrison County with Sand Beach Outfall Coordination
$1,960,000 to assist the City of Ocean Springs With Sewer Rehabilitation
• $1,000,000 to assist the Department of Marine Resources with Oyster Cultch
• $2,540,000 to assist the City of Pass Christian with Highway 90 Hurricane Mitigation Improvements
• $500,000 to assist Coastal Mississippi with the promotion of the Seafood Industry and their Economic Contributions to the State
• $1,999,839 to assist the City of Diamondhead With Drainage, Flood Prevention and Water Quality Improvements Phase II
$1,710,000 to assist Jackson County with East Beach Outfalls/Shoreline Protection
• $2,973,981 to assist the City of Gautier with Hickory Hills/Lagrange Water Quality and Stormwater Improvements
• $2,520,000 to assist the City of Biloxi with Keegan Bayou Restoration
• $650,000 to assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek Outfall Pavilion
• $2,554,000 to assist the City of Long Beach with Small Craft Harbor Southern Quay Bulkhead Improvements
$1,475,000 to assist the Department of Marine Resources with Bonnet Carre Spillway Mitigation
