WARNER, KAINE ANNOUNCE $68M IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MODERNIZE JAMESTOWN-SCOTLAND FERRY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $68,000,000 in federal grant funding to replace the Surry ferry, part of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry fleet. This funding comes from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grant-programs/electric-or-low-emitting-ferry-pilot-program-iija-ss-71102) for Fiscal Year 2026, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/8/warner-kaine-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act) that the senators helped negotiate...