$1.5 Million Requested by Senator Collins for Rockland Pier Included in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,500,000 for the Rockland commercial fish pier redevelopment project in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation and Housing Appropriations bill.  Senator Collins is the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Transportation and Housing Appropriations Subcommittee.  The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee this afternoon, must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House.

“Rockland’s fishing industry is an important part of the city’s heritage, and it continues to be an integral part of the local economy,” said Senator Collins.  “The funding for this project will provide significant benefits to the community, from improving safety to maintaining fishermen’s access to the working waterfront.  This support comes at a critical time for the industry, which is facing numerous headwinds from unfair regulations and retaliatory tariffs to changing ocean conditions.  I will continue to stand with hardworking Maine fishermen and their families, and I will champion this funding as the appropriations process moves forward.”

The Rockland pier needs major deck, structural, and electrical work typical of similar facilities at this stage of life as well as site stabilization.  If enacted into law, the City of Rockland will use this funding to make repairs and resiliency improvements necessary to continue to provide safe and affordable working waterfront access for the region at this municipally-owned facility.

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