Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #347FY0001 Big Escambia Creek Restoration
Requester:		Bill McCartney			Organization:		Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.
Project Title:		Big Escambia Creek Restoration			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 3:13:00 PM
Sponsors:		Jefferson Miller
Statewide Interest:		This project is elegible for funding in the State budget
Recipient:		Three Rivers RC & D			Contact:		Bill McCartney McCartney
		6860 Caroline Street, Ste. 5			Contact Phone:		(850) 656-1212
		Milton 32570
Counties:		Escambia
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
To complete the restoration of Big Escambia Creek.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Creek restored to its original course and pollution of Escambia River stopped.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,398,750
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1591G
Specific Appropriation Title:			grant & Aid to Local Govt, Fixed Capital Outlay, Statewide Restoration Projects
Amount to be reduced:			$1,398,750
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$4,925,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Federal
	Total Cash Amount:		$3,526,250
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1998-1999		Amount:		$500,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Environmental Protection, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Project matching commitment by U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Escambia County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		4/29/97