April 8, 2013 — U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) plans to urge federal lawmakers to give $193 million to New York and New Jersey for damages Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the fishing industry.
The congressman today announced he will introduce a bill tomorrow that will fully cover storm damage sustained by marinas, commercial fishing docks, tackle shops and fisheries throughout the two-state region.
Roughly $120 million of that amount would go to New Jersey, Pallone said during a press conference in front of the Belford Seafood Co-op, which was hit hard during Sandy, and the remainder would go to New York. The bill would not be part of nearly $60 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief funds approved early this year by the federal government, Pallone said.
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