Senate Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1090 World War II Veterans Memorial |
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Requester: |
Richard Mitchell |
Organization: |
Florida Senate |
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Project Title: |
World War II Veterans Memorial |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 8:25:54 AM |
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District Member: |
Richard Mitchell |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
{Statewide} |
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Recipient: |
Department of Veterans' Affairs |
Contact: |
Richard Mitchell |
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PO Box 31003 |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 487-5017 |
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St. Petersburg 33731 |
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Project Description: |
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Construction of a Florida memorial for the veterans of World War II. request is for seed money for planning, design and to provide incentive for private matching grants. As project is currently in the planning stages the total cost is undetermined - an estimate is provided. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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Funding will begin to implement Senate Bill 714 that passed during the 1999 Legislative Session. Approximately 600,000 WWII veterans live in the state of Florida. As a nation, we are losing WWII veterans at the rate of 1,000 each day. While it has been 54 years since the end of WWII, these veterans still have not been honored by a national or state war memorial. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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As those associated with previously funded Vietnam War Memorial and Korean War Memorial. Honoring those who gave so much so that we all have so much - needs no further measure. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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Yes |
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Cash Amount: |
$20,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
SB714 passed House and Senate unanimously creating a Florida WWII Veterans Memorial. |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Florida House and Senate passed SB714 and appropriated $200,000 in Appropriations Bill (2500) |
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Meeting Date: |
03/31/1999 |
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