Alabama’s recovery planning under the RESTORE Act is designed to guide long-term investment in coastal restoration, infrastructure, and economic resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Alabama State Expenditure Plan identifies projects funded through the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act, while the Multi-Year Implementation Plan outlines activities supported through the Direct Component. Together, these plans help ensure that RESTORE funding is directed toward projects that protect natural resources, strengthen coastal communities, improve water quality, and support sustainable economic opportunities across Alabama’s Gulf Coast.
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council oversees this planning process and helps prioritize projects for funding consideration. Created through the RESTORE Act, the council brings together state and local leaders representing coastal Alabama communities, including Mobile and Baldwin counties and key Gulf Coast municipalities. Through public review, plan amendments, and project selection, the council works to align restoration dollars with regional needs, ensuring that approved projects remain accountable, transparent, and focused on restoring the environment, economy, and quality of life along Alabama’s coast.
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) administers the Council-Selected Restoration Component of the RESTORE Act (Bucket 2), which funds ecosystem restoration activities across the Gulf Coast. The Council develops Funded Priorities Lists (FPLs) to identify and approve projects and programs that address critical environmental needs. In Alabama, these projects focus on environmental restoration, economic resilience and community enhancement.
Initial Funded Priorities List_FPL1 2015
Initial Multi-Year Implementation Plan 2018
Initial State Expenditure Plan 2019
FP1 Amendment_MBNEP Program 2019
FPL1 Amendment_Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use March Creation Site 2019
FPL1 Amendment_AL Comprehensive Living Shoreline Monitoring Program 2020
Funded Priority List 3a_FPL3a 2020
FPL1 Amendment_Marsh Restoration in Fish River and Oyster Bay 2021
Funded Priority List 3b_FPL3b 2021
FPL1 Amendment_MBNEP Water Quality on USA Campus
State Expenditure Plan Amendment 1 2022
State Expenditure Plan Amendment 2 2023
Amendment FPL3b_AL Water Quality Program Fairhope SSO Mitigation 2023
Amendment FPL3b_AL Water Quality Program Loxely Corn Creek Tributary 2024
Amendment FPL3b_AL Water Quality Program Norton Creek Sanitary Sewer Rehab 2025
Multi-Year Implementation Plan Amendment 1 2026
Funded Priority List 2026_FPL2026
