Rep. Mike Levin Secures $1.8 Million for Oceanside Special Shoreline Study

OCEANSIDE, CA — U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced he has secured $1.8 million in federal funding for the Oceanside Special Shoreline Study. Levin also secured $30.5 million for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allocate funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law for both projects.

Funding for the long-delayed Oceanside Special Shoreline Study will advance efforts to restore local beaches that have been negatively affected by the construction of Camp Pendleton Harbor.

“I am thrilled to announce the bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering funding for two critical projects that will help protect local beaches from dangerous erosion,” said Rep. Levin.

After years of advocacy along with local partners to advance these projects, I’m proud the bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering crucial funding for our communities, and I look forward to seeing the sand replenishment work begin soon.”

The Oceanside Special Shoreline Study will create a plan to mitigate erosion and other effects from the construction of Camp Pendleton Harbor and will restore beach conditions along the affected shores to the conditions that existed before the construction of the harbor. The allocated funding is intended to complete the study at full federal expense. Previously, Rep. Levin secured legislative language in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 directing the Army Corps to expedite the long-delayed Oceanside Special Shoreline Study, and successfully included funding for the study in pending appropriations legislation.