| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #463 | |||||||||
| Big Escambia Creek Restoration | |||||||||
| Requester: | Bill Lundin | Organization: | Three Rivers RC&D District | ||||||
| Project Title: | Big Escambia Creek Restoration | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 6:05:18 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Evers | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project is eligible for state funding and has a match commitment from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore a navigible Florida waterway. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Three Rivers RC&D Council, Inc. | Contact: | John Harper | ||||||
| 5230 Willing Street | Contact Phone: | (850) 623-0030 | |||||||
| Milton 32570 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Escambia, Santa Rosa | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Return Big Escambia Creek, a tributary of the Escambia River, to its natural streambed, restore adjacent wetlands and prevent hundreds of tons of sediment from being deposited in Escambia River and Escambia Bay. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Environmental protection/elimination of pollution. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,766,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $6,393,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $4,627,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 1997 | 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: | Matching fund commitment by U.S. Army Corps 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: | Esambia County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2002 | ||||||||