Public Comment Period For Restore Council Projects Opens

 The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) has released the draft of its fourth Funded Priorities List (FPL). The 2026 FPL includes more than $403 million in additional funding for restoration activities spanning the Gulf Coast states impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The public review and comment period is open until January 2, 2026. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host a public meeting and in-person comment opportunity at the Spanish Fort Community Center on December 17 at 5:30 p.m. Alabama’s project activities, designed to address ecosystem needs across the Gulf of America and developed through collaboration among RESTORE Council members with input from Gulf stakeholders, will receive approximately $87 million in funding.