APPLICATION FOR INITIAL GRANTSTATE OF LOUISIANAPROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYTHE STATE OR LOUISIANA IS APPLYING FOR THE FULL 25 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE UNDER INITIAL GRANT FUNDING IN 1993 LOUISIANA ESTABLISHED AN ORPHAN SITE RESTORATION PROGRAM TO REMEDIATE ORPHANED OIL AND GAS WELL SITES ON LAND, THE STATE S NAVIGABLE WATERBODIES BOTH INLAND AND OFFSHORE AND THE STATES 2 5 MILLION ACRES OF WETLANDS THIS INITIAL GRANT FROM DOI PROVIDES A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOUISIANA TO INCREASE JOBS, SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFELY PLUG OIL AND GAS WELLS ADDITIONALLY, THIS INITIAL GRANT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE CURRENT ORPHAN PROGRAM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP NEW TOOLS LO TRACK ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL METRICS LOUISIANA PLANS TO USE INITIAL GRANT FUNDING TO PLUG AND RESTORE ORPHANED WELLS AND RELATED SITES UNDER A MODIFIED VERSION OF LOUISIANAN S EXISTING ORPHAN WELL PROGRAM THE INITIAL GRAN

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APPLICATION FOR INITIAL GRANTSTATE OF LOUISIANAPROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYTHE STATE OR LOUISIANA IS APPLYING FOR THE FULL 25 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE UNDER INITIAL GRANT FUNDING IN 1993 LOUISIANA ESTABLISHED AN ORPHAN SITE RESTORATION PROGRAM TO REMEDIATE ORPHANED OIL AND GAS WELL SITES ON LAND, THE STATE S NAVIGABLE WATERBODIES BOTH INLAND AND OFFSHORE AND THE STATES 2 5 MILLION ACRES OF WETLANDS THIS INITIAL GRANT FROM DOI PROVIDES A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOUISIANA TO INCREASE JOBS, SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFELY PLUG OIL AND GAS WELLS ADDITIONALLY, THIS INITIAL GRANT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE CURRENT ORPHAN PROGRAM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP NEW TOOLS LO TRACK ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL METRICS LOUISIANA PLANS TO USE INITIAL GRANT FUNDING TO PLUG AND RESTORE ORPHANED WELLS AND RELATED SITES UNDER A MODIFIED VERSION OF LOUISIANAN S EXISTING ORPHAN WELL PROGRAM THE INITIAL GRAN