House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1594 Healthy Beaches
Requester:	Elithia Stanfield		Organization:		Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:	Healthy Beaches		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 4:10:12 PM
District Member:	Lars Hafner		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners		Contact:		Elithia Stanfield
	315 Court Street		Contact Phone:		(727) 464-3485
	Clearwater 33756
Project Description:
Conduct research to identify and determine risk of diseases that may be encountered in Florida's recreational waters beginning in the waters of Tampa Bay over a 2 year period.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Enhance methods to anticipate beach water quality and to assist in the establishment of national standards for coastal waters.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
An integrated water quality model for risk assissment for Florida water quality.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$350,000
Total cost of the project:		$745,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$170,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$395,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Yes
	Agency:	Health, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Department of Health needs assessment; Environmental Protection Agency Beach Program
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	10/19/1999