All but one of the contracts for the 1998 grant have been executed and the projects are underway. Also, this year will be the first time that the grant application will be submitted electronically over the Internet. There is an updated document that has been developed as a guidance document, based upon the FEIS, which will be placed on the DEP website. There also is a third document, which includes all of the program changes since 1980. This year the flights will be held in the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone.
Flights provide permitting agencies with a birdseye view of activities within the Coastal Zone.
An 11 story residential structure on a pier was proposed. Delaware County established a Coastal Zone Task Force, which has helped to generate many useful projects. 291 in Chester County that will bring improved access to the waterfront. The U.S. Department of Commerce funded this project. Current Coastal Zone Events or Project Reports by Committee Members Roland Bergner said that an increase in the cost of hunting licenses was passed by the legislature, which will give the Game Commission an additional 10 million dollars to use for operational expenses.