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Early Restoration Projects

On April 21, 2011, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council announced an agreement under which BP committed to provide $1 billion toward implementation of early restoration projects. This agreement is the largest of its kind ever reached. It represents an initial step toward fulfilling the responsible parties’ obligation to fund the complete restoration of injured natural resources.

These funds are divided among the trustees:

  • $500 million split equally among the Gulf state trustees (Louisiana, Mississippi,Alabama, Florida and Texas)
  • $200 million split equally between the federal trustees (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of the Interior)
  • $300 million to fund additional state-proposed restoration projects to be selected by federal trustees
Early Restoration Phase I - Oyster Reef RestorationEarly Restoration Phase I - Artificial Reef EnhancementEarly Restoration Phase II (The State of Mississippi is not implementing a NRDA Early Restoration Phase II project)Early Restoration Phase III - Hancock County Marsh Living ShorelineEarly Restoration Phase III - INFINITY Science CenterEarly Restoration Phase III - Pascagoula Beachfront PromenadeEarly Restoration Phase III - Popp’s Ferry Causeway ParkEarly Restoration Phase IV - Bike and Pedestrian Use EnhancementsNotice of Project Change for the Phase IV Early Restoration Project: Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries Mississippi Project Fact sheet Phase IVEvaluation of Changes to Phase IV Early Restoration Project: Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries Big Island Living Shoreline ComponentEvaluation of Changes to Phase IV Early Restoration Project: Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries Deer Island Subtidal Reef Component

MS TIG Projects

Graveline Bay Land Acquisition and ManagementGrand Bay Land Acquisition and Habitat ManagementUpper Pascagoula River Nutrient Reduction Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Restoration Plan II and Environmental Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and OystersWolf River Coastal Preserve Habitat Management - Dupont and Bell’s Ferry Tracts Hancock County Coastal Preserve Habitat Management – Wachovia Tract Oyster Spawning Reefs in Mississippi Mississippi Oyster Gardening ProgramLiving Shoreline Bulkhead AlternativeBack Bay Davis Bayou Nutrient ReductionBig Cedar Creek Rocky Creek Nutrient ReductionJourdan River BoardwalkShepard State Park Recreation EnhancementsCoastwide Habitat AcquisitionHancock County Marsh Living Shoreline Breakwater Phase 6
NRDA Projects
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