HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 98/04RESOLUTION NO. 98 -4
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING
THE 1998 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PASS HB 3427 AND
SB 882 WHICH PROVIDES A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE
FOR STATEWIDE BEACH MANAGEMENT; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Beaches are Florida's number one tourist attraction,
in 1996 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 $150 billion in upland
coastal property against hurricane and storm waves, and healthy beaches
can reduce damages to coastal development by as much as 500; 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 decalred 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 HB3427, has been introduced in
the Legislature, which provides for a stable, designated funding source
for Florida's Beach Management Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Commission of the
Town of Gulf Stream Florida that:
Section 1: The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream
urges the 1998 Florida Legislature to pass HB 3427 and SB 882 which
provides a dedicated funding source for Statewide Beach Management.
Section 2: This Resolution shall be submitted to the Palm Beach
Legislative Delegation, The Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association,
President of the Senate, Chairman of Senate Ways & Means Committee, Senate
Natural Resources Committee, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the House
General Government Commission and the Chairman of the House Environmental
Protection Commission.
adoption. Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of March, 1998.
TOWN OF ULF STREAM, FLORIDA
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