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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan says it remains willing to contribute $8 million toward the initial stages of a project to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger affirmed the commitment Tuesday in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The money would pay for the pre-construction, engineering and design of a planned barrier system at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois.
The site is a choke point where bighead, silver and black carp could be blocked from using Chicago-area waterways to migrate to Lake Michigan.
Congress has been asked to cover most of the project’s $778 million cost.
Officials say the urgency was underscored by a recent announcement that 76 water samples taken beyond Brandon Road had tested positive for Asian carp DNA.
