The governors of Virginia and Maryland are asking the federal government for a big increase in funding to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are asking for $365 million in the federal fiscal year that begins in October 2010.
The figure represents roughly a 50 percent increase over current federal funding for the bay, officials said today.
The governors asked for the money in a Nov. 25 letter to President Barack Obama.
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