Infrastructure law boosts Bay funding, other environmental needs. [View all]

Larger bill still pending would aid Chesapeake, climate more, advocates say.

The massive infrastructure bill President Biden signed into law Monday will give a big boost in federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration at a critical time in the long-running effort.

Congress included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act an additional $238 million over the next five years for the Chesapeake Bay Program, the federal-state collaboration that guides the restoration effort. That represents a more than 50% increase in the $87.5 million currently budgeted for the Bay Program.

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