Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #123

Smithsonian Marine Station Boat Dockage Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mary Rice

Organization:

Smithsonian Marine Station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Smithsonian Marine Station Boat Dockage Facility

Date Submitted:

12/29/1999 1:01:16 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Patsy Kurth

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dade, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Smithsonian Marine Station

Contact:

Mary Rice

 

701 Seaway Drive

Contact Phone:

(561) 465-6630

 

 

Fort Pierce 34949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of boat dockage facility for extension of research, education and collaborative studies of Florida's coastal waters. Construction of dock, provision of utilities, stabilization of an access and service roadway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Facility will serve students and researchers from around the state (and world) who use this prime location for reserach studies of Florida's marine resources and biodivirsity.  Will provide information and a management tool for the entire state.  Research on the documentation and preservation of south Florida's marine biodiversity, emphasizing studies of the Indian River Lagoon and coastal waters of the Treasure Coast, with comparative studies covering the entire coast of the Florida Peninsula.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Expanded program of reserach in marine sciences, training of graduate students and psotdoctoral fellows.  Increased research, educational and public partnerships.  Contribution of knowledge of Florida's marine resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$62,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Letters to Governor May 1999 from regional educational and research institutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/01/1999