TALLAHASSEE (wtxl) - The state of Florida gets millions in conservation grants from a settlement. The state has received $34.3 million over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The National Fish and Wildlife Federation said today, the money will fund nine projects that were decided upon with the state and federal environmental agencies.
Among the projects funded, is a $3 million plan to continue studying the recovery of fisheries and a $4.5 million plan for studying the west Florida reefs potentially damaged by the spill.
Governor Rick Scott is happy with the funding, much of which will benefit the panhandle, saying the work will protect natural resources for future generations.
The money is the second disbursement from the NFWF’s gulf environmental benefit fund...which was created by a settlement between the U.S. government, BP and Transocean, to resolve criminal charges related to the spill.
