. >> kyle graham is the lead trustee of the state of louisiana he says which projects gets funded largely depends on each state. in louisiana, fixing harm can mean fixing the environment. in florida that could mean rebuilding tourist attractions. >> for example we know in louisiana we've had natural resource injury. when you look at florida the majority of their injury has been to that human use category where people aren't or weren't able to utilize the gulf. >> what it comes down to is, there is a lot of pressure of all different kinds of project.s. projects. we don't know exactly how these decision are made. we would like to see efforts towards a direct benefit. >> reporter: in alabama an environmental group has stepped in to do environmental work. in bon secour bay, protecting the fragile shore from erosion in a little more than two years the shellfish are moving back in. >> in my hands i have some baby root mussels. they help the reef become more three dimensional. >> the reef is three miles long, and eventually it may grow another two and a half miles. following the nature conservat

. >> reporter: kyle graham is the lead trustee for the state of louisiana. he says which projects get funded largely depend on each state. in louisiana fixing harm can mean fixing the environment. in florida that could mean rebuilding tourist attractions. >> we know in louisiana we have had natural resource injuries. when you look at florida their injury is to the human use factor where people weren't able to use the gulf. >> what it comes down to is, there is a lot of pressure to all different types of projects. we don't actually know how these decision he are being made and it's happening -- additions decisions are being made. we would like it directed to restoration projects with a direct benefit. >> reporter: in alabama a group has stepped in, and in bon secour bay it will create a new home for shrimp and oysters. in little more than two years the shellfish are moving back in. >> in my hands i have some baby rib mussels right here. they help build the reef become more three dimensional. >> the reef is almost 2,000 feet long. eventually it may extend anot

we went to kyle graham for answers, a member of the federal group officially tasked with determining the long term damaged caused by the spill. he says the rival five year reports are driven by rival agendas, since most government research hasn't been released. >> you've got two entities that have different purposes, one is the responsible party who yeah, they're trying to take care of their shareholders, right. on the other side, you have the watch dogs of the environment and national wildlife federation that are pulling and piecing together the pieces that they want to discuss, as well. >> b.p. officials declined an interview with al jazeera but in a statement accused the national wildlife federation of ignoring years of progress in an effort to finance its policy agenda. two conflicting reports each supporting a different viewpoint, but ultimately, it will be up to a federal damage assessment team to determine how much the government orders b.p. to pay for the spill. >> while it may be sometime before we know how much beep is ordered to pay for damage, the company's immediate conc

we went to kyle many graham for answers. he's a member of the federal group charged with determining the long term damage of the spill. he says information is driven by arrivalrival agendas. >> they're trying to take care of their shareholders, bp, and then the national wildlife federation wants to pull together the pieces they emphasize as well. >> in a statement the oil company accused the national wildlife federation, two conflicting reports each supporting a different viewpoint but ultimately it will be up to a federal damage assessment team to determine how much the government orders bp to pay for spill. and del one of the interesting things about these reports they are very far apart on their findings but when you look closely, they are based on the same research. experts say it boils down to how you look at it. glass half full versus glass half empty situation. >> thank you jonathan. $5 billion has been paid out to settle tens of thousands of claims from the disaster, and that doesn't include $40 billion for cleanup.