Southern Maryland is slated to receive $1,929,000 of the total $27.7M. $99,000 will go to Calvert to fund 1 project, $580,000 to Charles County to fund 5 projects, and $1,250,000 will go to St. Mary's County to fund 10 projects. The specific projects are identified below:
| Calvert | Chesapeake Beach | Replace existing deteriorated bulkhead adjacent to boat ramp area. | $99,000 |
| Charles | Nanjemoy Creek Dredging | Dredge navigation channel to improve access to an existing public boat ramp. | $251,000 |
| Charles | Mallows Bay / Wilson Farm | Construct boat launch, boarding pier, access road, gravel parking lot, handicap parking space, trailer turn-around area, associated fencing and signage. | $99,000 |
| Charles | Newburg Volunteer Rescue & Fire Dept. | Acquire marine fire/rescue equipment to serve boating public. | $50,000 |
| Charles | Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Dept | Acquire fire/rescue boat to serve boating public. | $50,000 |
| Charles |
Smallwood State Park Sweden Point Marina |
Replace sections of existing floating docks at the boat ramp piers, re-side Marina Services Building, and power wash/paint Boat Concession Building. | $130,000 |
| Southern Maryland |
Southern Maryland Boat Facilities Regional State Boating Facilities |
General maintenance/repairs to boat ramps, public landings, and dock systems at various State Parks in Southern Maryland. | $100,000 |
| St. Mary's |
St. Mary's County County-wide Maintenance Grant |
Provide repairs to various locally owned public boat ramps and landings as needed. | $99,000 |
| St. Mary's | St. Inigoes Landing | Resurface existing parking area and roadway. | $99,000 |
| St. Mary's | Piney Point Landing | Replace existing wooden bulkhead with a stone revetment. | $99,000 |
| St. Mary's | Piney Point Landing | Pave existing parking area located on the river side of the landing. | $99,000 |
| St. Mary's | Bushwood Wharf Landing | Pave existing parking area and roadway and construct an overflow parking area. | $99,000 |
| St. Mary's | Leonardtown Wharf Project | Replace deteriorated bulkhead and construction piers and docking facilities for the boating public. | $300,000 |
| St. Mary's | Greenwell State Park | Construct T-section at end of existing transient boating pier and install mooring buoys in Quarter Creek for the boating public. | $80,000 |
| St. Mary's | Pt. Lookout State Park Boating Facility | Construct new floating dock for transient boaters, construct covered slip for Park vessel, and install electric/lighting at Hoffman's Boat Pier. | $125,000 |
| St. Mary's | Colton Point Pier | Re-deck existing public boating pier. | $50,000 |
| St. Mary's | St. Mary's River State Park Boating Facility | Pave existing parking lot at boat ramp facility and construct storage shed for the Park Service vessel. | $200,000 |
All boats titled in Maryland are charged a 5 percent vessel excise tax that is directed to the Waterway Improvement Fund. These funds are used to provide grants and loans to federal, state and local agencies for a variety of projects and activities that support the general boating public. The fund also receives 0.3 percent of the State’s motor fuel tax that is attributed to vessel use.
“The Waterway Improvement Fund is essential for continued enhancements to recreational and commercial boating in Maryland,” said DNR Secretary John Griffin. “The more than 130 projects selected will surely have a significantly positive impact on the lives of Marylanders as they utilize and enjoy our aquatic resources.”
Since 1966, the Waterway Improvement Fund has provided over 4,000 grants valued at $234 million to develop nearly 300 public boating access sites, complete over 170 navigation projects, and support hundreds of other boating related projects and activities throughout Maryland.