Infrastructure law boosts Bay funding, other environmental needs.

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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