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Oct 29, 2009 11:16 am US/Eastern

House, Senate Conferees Increase Bay Funding

BALTIMORE (AP) ― A bill awaiting action by the House and Senate contains $50 million in funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration.

House and Senate appropriations conferees in Washington increased funding Wednesday in the annual spending bill for the Department of Interior by $19 million, $15 million more than requested by President Obama.

The president issued an executive order in May directing federal agencies to develop a bay restoration strategy.

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