FISHING & BOATING PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

CHAIR Chris Edmonston President BoatU.S. Foundation

VICE CHAIR Douglass Boyd National Board Member Coastal Conservation Associate

MEMBERS Jeff Angers President Center for Sportfishing Policy

Janine Belleque Executive Board of Directors Member States Organization for Boating Access

David Bulthuis Vice President Government Affairs and Industry Relations Costa Sunglasses

Barb Gigar Past President Aquatic Resources Education Association

Gene (Eugene) Gillard Director B.A.S.S., LLC

Christopher Horton Senior Director Congressional Sportsmen Organization

Glenn Hughes President American Sportfishing Association

Betty Huskins Past Chair Southeast Tourism Policy Council

Scott Kovarovics Executive Director Izaak Walton League of America

John Sprague Past President Marine Industries Association of Florida

J.D. Strong Executive Director Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Eric Sutton Director Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

T. Nicole Vasilaros, Esq. Vice President, Federal and Legal Affairs National Marine Manufacturers Association

Aurelia Skipwith (Ex officio) Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kelly Hepler (Ex officio) President Association of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Secretary, South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department

Linda Friar Designated Federal Officer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-3C016A-FAC Falls Church, Virginia 22041 P 703-358-2056

Thank you for your consideration of our recommendation for selecting and funding Fiscal Year 2020 BIG Tier II

proposals. We look forward to continuing our productive partnership with the WSFR program, meeting jointly with

program staff to rank BIG Tier II projects and collaborating on potential clarifications and revisions to the notice of

funding opportunity. If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me at 703-

461-2878 ext.8356.

Sincerely,

Chris Edmonston, Chairman

Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

Enclosure

cc: SFBPC Members

SFBPC BIG Tier II Team

Paul Rauch, Assistant Director – WFSR

David Hoskins, Assistant Director – FAC

Linda Friar, Designated Federal Officer

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The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council’s Boating Issues subcommittee participated in the review and

ranking of applications for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Tier II program.

Below is a table listing our recommendations for funding .

State Project Title

Requested Federal

Funds

California Oceanside Harbor $691,711.50

California San Mateo Harbor $341,762.00

Florida Dinner Key Marina $432,336.00

Florida Marineland Marina $631,437.76

Florida Pensacola Shipyard Marina $258,198.00

Georgia Savannah Boathouse $633,127.00

Louisiana Marina del Ray $1,407,846.00

Maine Great Island Boatyard $392,632.00

New Jersey Lincoln Harbor $1,500,000.00

North Carolina Homer Smith Marina $496,809.00

Rhode Island Bristol Marina $623,729.31

South Carolina Charleston Harbor Resort $1,500,000.00

Washington Port of Poulsbo $1,499,822.00

$10,409,410.57

Organized by state and project title