[OSMB-News] News Release -Malheur County to Receive Boating Facility Grant

[Ashley Massey]

For Immediate Release	Date: Monday, August 03, 2009

Malheur County to Receive Boating Facility Grant

	Malheur County will receive a financial boost through a grant
awarded for boat launch improvements at Bully Creek Reservoir. The
Oregon State Marine Board recently approved over $3.2 million in boating
facility grants, statewide. 
	Malheur County applied for, and was awarded a grant to replace
the existing boat ramp with a new concrete ramp, a new guideway and
boarding floats. The ramp will be extended by 300 feet, allowing boaters
to access the water at low pool levels. The Board approved $116,250 in
state boater funds combined with $20,000 of applicant cash and $11,000
of in-kind contributions, $60,000 of cash from the federal Bureau of
Reclamation, and $228,750 in federal Sport Fish Restoration funds from
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for a project total of
$436,000.
	For more information about the Marine Board’s approved round
one grants and other facility projects happening statewide, visit
www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/BoatFac.index.shtml 
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Ashley A. Massey
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
503-378-8587 ext. 82623
ashley.massey at state.or.us

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