| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2494 | |||||||||
| Everglades Restoration Exhibit Feasibility Study | |||||||||
| Requester: | Thom Stork | Organization: | The Florida Aquarium | ||||||
| Project Title: | Everglades Restoration Exhibit Feasibility Study | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:29:33 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Sebesta | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Statewide Interest | |||||||||
| Recipient: | The Florida Aquarium | Contact: | Gregory R. Harris | ||||||
| 701 Channelside Dr. | Contact Phone: | (813) 367-4020 | |||||||
| Tampa 33602 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To study the relevance and projected impact of building an exhibit based on Everglades restoration. The exhibit will be an unbiased, non-static center of information that is disseminated through exhibit-related press releases, education programs presented in schools statewide, and exhibits that change as the regional and national partners make progress on the restoration plan. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| National, regional, state and local partners involved with the Everglades restoration project use the exhibit to communicate issues, challenges, resolutions, and progress to legislators, businesses, school children, and in-state and tourist visitors. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $400,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $300,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Hillsborough Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/31/2003 | ||||||||