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Boating facility grants are awarded by Pennsylvania agency

Many accesses have been built around the state with boating facilities grants to make it easier for kayakers to get into the water. (Photo courtesy Fish & Boat Commission, Flickr)

Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission awarded several grants through the Boating Facility Grant Program at its meeting April 27.

Funds for this program are derived primarily from boat registration fees, state motorboat fuels tax, and restricted revenue accounts, if applicable. In certain instances, federal aid is also used if appropriate.

THE FOLLOWING GRANTS WERE AWARDED:

Lake Erie Watershed

• Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority; rebuild of motorized boat launch and construction of new non-motorized boat launch, Lake Erie, Erie County

• North East Community Marina Authority; upgrade of courtesy docks, Lake Erie, Erie County

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Ohio River Watershed

• Borough of Brookville; expansion of non-motorized boat launch, Redbank Creek, Jefferson County

• Elizabeth Township; enhance existing motorized boat launch and add non-motorized launch, Youghiogheny River, Allegheny County

• Friends of the Riverfront; install updated signage, kayak racks and new non-motorized launch, Monongahela River, Allegheny County

Borough of Springdale; rehabilitate existing boat launch, Allegheny River, Allegheny County

Tidioute Borough; update existing boat launch, Allegheny River, Warren County

Susquehanna River Watershed

• Clinton County; conduct feasibility study for possible construction of a fish and boater passage around dam; West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Clinton County

• Conestoga River Club; develop nonmotorized boat launch, Conestoga River, Lancaster County

• Borough of Duncannon; design and plan of up to three non-motorized boat launches, Susquehanna River, Perry County

• Duryea Borough; construction of nonmotorized boat launch, Duryea Ponds, Luzerne County

• Monroe Township; construction of nonmotorized boat launch and dock rehabilitation, Yellow Breeches Creek, Cumberland County

Statewide

Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers; Statewide Waterway Access mini-grant program.

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