Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1093
Port Everglades Inlet Sand Bypassing Project
Requester:		Stephen Higgins			Organization:		Broward County Department of Planning & Environmental Protection
Project Title:		Port Everglades Inlet Sand Bypassing Project			Date Submitted		1/14/2003 9:14:15 AM
Sponsors:		Ryan
Statewide Interest:
The project will help sustain the beaches at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park and the communities of Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach in south Broward County. These beaches have been the recipients of State, Federal and County-sponsored beach nourishment projects several times in the past. Sand bypassing will increase the durability and decrease the costs of future beach nourishment along these beaches. Broward's beaches contribute $800 million a year and 26,000 jobs to the tri-County region, and out-of-State visitors to Broward's beaches generate $600 million in economic activity for the State of Florida.
Recipient:		Broward Co. Dept. of Planning & Environmental Protection			Contact:		Stephen Higgins
		218 SW First Avenue			Contact Phone:		(954) 519-1230
		Ft. Lauderdale 33301
Counties:		Broward
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The project, as outlined in the State-approved Inlet Management Plan, will implement bypassing of the quantity of sand equal to the amount impounded by the inlet. The conceptual design presented in the Inlet Management Plan shows a weir in the north jetty, a deposition basin adjacent to the weir, a groin field south of the inlet's south jetty (a limited application of this is proposed in conjunction with the shore protection project), and periodic dredging of the deposition basin to provide a feeder beach downdrift of the inlet. Since the 1999 approval of the Inlet Management Plan by the State Department of Environmental Protection, the sponsor has determined through further analysis and public input that the original conceptual plan does not adequately address sediment accumulation, updrift beach impacts, Port channel impacts, and impacts to updrift populated structures. The sponsor is currently engaged in a detailed engineering/feasibility analysis to determine the most effective and least impactive method to accumulate and subsequently bypass the sand. The requested appropriation is for the State share of costs for engineering/design and permitting activities.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Maintenance of regional beaches; reduction of storm wave damage to upland structures and infrastructure; restoration and enhancement of beach recreational economic activities.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$250,000
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2105
Specific Appropriation Title:			Expenses from State Transportation (Primary) Trust Fund
Amount to be reduced:			$250,000
Total cost of the project:			$5,600,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Federal
	Cash Amount		$2,800,000
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$330,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$2,425,000		To Fund:		Construction, Continuing beach nourishment
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?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		DEP Port Everglades Inlet Management Plan (May 3, 1999)
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Broward County Board of County Commissioners
	Hearing Meeting Date:			12/10/2002