HomeMy Public PortalAbout1998-07 Statewide beach management funding source, HB 3427/SB 882, legislature urged to passRESOLUTION NO. 98 -7
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA; URGING THE 1998 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
PASS HOUSE BILL 3427 AND SENATE BILL 882 WHICH
PROVIDES A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR
STATEWIDE BEACH MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, beaches are Florida's number one tourist attraction, in 1996 alone generating
$18.9 billion for the State's economy, 442,000 jobs, and more than $500 million in State sales and
use taxes; and
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches protect over $159 billion in upland coastal property against
hurricane and storm waves, and healthy beaches can reduce damages to coastal development by as
much as 50%; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection estimates that more than
300 miles of Florida's beaches are experiencing a state of critical erosion, and
WHEREAS, when legislation authorizing the State's Beach Management Program was
enacted in 1986, the Legislature declared an intent to "appropriate at least $35 million annually" to
implement this program; and
WHEREAS, appropriations over the past decade have fallen far short of the amount needed
to repair the State's eroding beaches; and
WHEREAS, Legislation, designated House Bill 3427 and Senate Bill 882, has been
introduced in the 1998 Legislature, which provides for a stable, designated funding source for
Florida's Beach Management Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village Council supports legislative efforts to provide a stable, long-term
dedicated funding strategy to protect, restore, and enhance Florida's beaches, and urges the
Legislature to pass into law House Bill 3427 and Senate Bill 882 as introduced.
Section 2. The Village Council authorizes and directs the Village Manager to furnish copies
of this Resolution to the appropriate State Legislative Delegation, the President of the Florida Senate,
and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Section 3. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 lth day of March , 1998.
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OR JOHN F. FESTA
ATTEST:
CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
RICH J. WEISS, VILLAGE ATTORNEY