Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1539FY0001

Biscayne Bay Restoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Frank Finch

Organization:

South Florida Water Management District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Biscayne Bay Restoration

Date Submitted:

2/15/01 7:35:13 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

South Florida Water Management District

Contact:

Frank Bernardino

 

PO Box 24682

Contact Phone:

(305) 729-3643

 

 

West Palm Beach 33416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal  wetland restoration, stormwater system improvements, tool development, monitoring, strategic planning, and public education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduced pollutant loads to Biscayne Bay, increased acreage of critical wetland habitat, improved salinity patterns, and more effective allocation of funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$7,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$500,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$3,150,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$465,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction and Environmental Monitoring

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Biscayne Bay Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No