{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140115012541/http://www.billnelson.senate.gov:80/news/details.cfm?id=348063&", "New help is on the way for Florida's oyster industry", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Bill Nelson", "N000032", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "New help is on the way for Florida's oyster industry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNovember 14, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\n                \n\t\t\t\t  \tWASHINGTON, D.C. - New help is on the way for Florida\u2019s ravaged oyster industry, and fisheries and marine projects hurt by the BP oil spill in 2010, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL).    \t\u00a0    \tThe help is coming in the form of about $356 million that will go to affected parts of the state over the next five years.\u00a0 The money is coming from fines the Justice Department levied against BP over the company\u2019s role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. One of the lawmakers instrumental in pushing for part of that money to go to help Florida has been Nelson.\u00a0 He previously wrote a letter to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation officials asking that they consider using money from the Justice Department\u2019s fines to help with Gulf Coast projects.    \t\u00a0    \t\u201cThis is a big step in helping industries that have been particularly hard hit by the oil spill and the economy,\u201d Nelson said.\u00a0 \u201cHopefully we can do a lot more in the next few years.\u201d    \t\u00a0    \tOver the next five years, there\u2019s going to be $356 million that goes to projects in Florida that are developed by state and federal agencies.    \t\u00a0    \tThe initial round of projects \u2013 more than $100 million for 22 projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas - were announced just today.    \t\u00a0    \tThe first ones in Florida are:    \t\u00a0    \tManagement & Restoration of Escribano Point Coastal Habitat - $1,731,000    \tGovernment Street Regional Stormwater Pont at Corrine Jones Park - $2,106,500    \tApalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration - $4,189,000    \tComprehensive Panhandle Coastal Bird Conservation - $3,205,000    \tEliminating Light Pollution on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - $1,499,300    \tEnhanced Assessment for Recovery of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries \u2013 $3,000,000    \t\u00a0    \tClick here to see Nelson\u2019s previous letter in support of Florida\u2019s project.   ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140115012541/http://www.billnelson.senate.gov:80/news/details.cfm?id=348063&"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8892146870493889, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}