Senator Graham seeks $57 million for South Carolina ports

Graham intends to allocate $50.6 million toward the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In order to get the project started sooner, the state will fund the Charleston Harbor Deepening project, with the federal government reimbursing them at a later date.

The project, which started back in 2018 and was completed last year, made Charleston Harbor the deepest harbor on the East Coast.

Georgetown:

Graham also requested $6.5 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the Georgetown Harbor, a project that officials hope will help maintain and develop more business in the region.

Additional Funding Projects:

Dorchester County would receive $35.5 million to expand water infrastructure and $100,000 for Flood Mitigation.

Graham requested that the City of Charleston be given $5 million for water infrastructure rehabilitation and $900,000 for studies related to flood risk management.

$3.125 million would be allocated to the City of Myrtle Beach for storm water management. The City of North Myrtle Beach would also receive $3 million for the same project.

Graham’s request would also allow funding for state universities. $2.16 million would be allocated toward the University of South Carolina for research related to advanced battery storage technology. Clemson University may also receive $2 million for the research and development of an integrated electric grid and $2.9 million for advanced materials for hydrogen technology.

“The funding requests are public record,” said Graham. “Every person will be able to judge for themselves if these are worthwhile requests. I believe these projects are valuable, deserve funding, and will pay dividends for our state for years to come.”