President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget cuts funding for the Great Lakes in some areas, but it pledges millions more in another.

The budget proposed Monday would appropriate $108.7 million for Great Lakes Navigation Operations and Maintenance, $2.5 million more than last year.

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, a longtime advocate for Lake Michigan harbors, said Wednesday this is great news for Southwest Michigan.

“This funding is critical towards dredging, operations and maintenance of the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Harbor and the Holland Harbor,” he said in a news release. “Ensuring our harbors remain open and ready for business is essential to jobs and economic activity up-and-down Southwest Michigan.”

Holland Harbor is to get $600,000 and Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Harbor is to get $1.5 million.

“I’m pleased to see the president’s budget proposal includes funding for these important infrastructure projects. From good-paying local jobs and commercial shipping, to the positive impact on our recreation industry – our harbors must remain properly maintained,” Upton said. 

Trump’s 2019 budget would cut the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 90 percent. Earlier this week, Upton, in a statement to The Detroit News, said that Michigan deserves better than this.

“The health of our Great Lakes must be a higher priority,” Upton said in the statement. “It’s clear that when it comes to the Great Lakes, our priorities are at odds with the administration.” 

Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit, according to the Associated Press.