Resolution 105-2000
Commissioner Williams
RESOLUTION NO. 105-2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA URGING THE GOVERNOR AND
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO CONSIDER DEDICATING
A PORTION OF THE STATE DOCUMENTARY STAMP REVENUE TO HELP
FUND THE RESTORATION OF THE EVERGLADES
WHEREAS, as the world's largest subtropical marsh, the Florida Everglades is an
ecological system of state, national and international importance;
WHEREAS, the entire ecosystem of the South Florida region, spanning from the
Kissimmee River to the Florida Keys, depends upon a healthy and functioning Everglades;
WHEREAS, the South Florida region adds tremendously to the economic vitality of the
entire state and comprises approximately forty percent of the state's population;
WHEREAS, the future water supply and flood protection of South Florida will benefit
from the restoration of the Everglades ecosystem;
WHEREAS, the federal Water Resources Development Acts of 1992 and 1996 directed
the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake the Central and Southern Florida Project
Comprehensive Review Study (Restudy) and, on July 1,1999, the Corps presented the Restudy to
Congress;
WHEREAS, the Restudy is expected to cost approximately eight billion dollars and the
federal legislation mandates a 50/50 cost sharing between the State of Florida and Congress;
WHEREAS, the State of Florida share is estimated to be two hundred million dollars per
yees. fOJ:,.twenty y~ars;
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~WH~~, the Governor of the State of Florida has announced legislation that provides
a~oxiiat~~~e hundred million dollars per year for ten years from state sources and
cOlDmits-th~.siiith Florida Water Management District and the South Florida region to another
or}!;hu~re~~n per year;
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u... 8tHERE~, the Florida Legislature will address Restudy funding during the 2000 Session
in order to establish the state's financial responsibility to fund the restoration of the
Everglades ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the sixteen counties within the
jurisdiction of the South Florida Water Management District recognize Restudy funding as a
priority issue of their constituents and the entire region: now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of the sixteen counties within the
jurisdiction of the South Florida Water Management District urge the Governor and the Florida
Legislature to push for Everglades restoration funding during the 2000 Session.
Section 2. The Board of County Commissioners of the sixteen counties within the
jurisdiction of the South Florida Water Management District urge the Florida Legislature to
equitably apportion the costs of Restudy funding between the State of Florida and the South
Florida region.
Section 3. The Board of County Commissioners of the sixteen counties within the
jurisdiction of the South Florida Water Management District consider the Everglades to be
such a significant resource that a dedicated, recurring funding source is needed to fund the
lengthy and expensive restoration process.
Section 4. The Board of County Commissioners of the sixteen counties within the
jurisdiction of the South Florida Water Management District urge the Governor and the Florida
Legislature to consider dedicating a portion of the state documentary stamp revenue necessary
to provide up to $100 million per year as the most sound and balanced source of revenue for
Restudy funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15th day of March, 2000.
Mayor Shirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner George Neugent
missioner Mary Kay Reich
~ . sioner Nora Wi II iams
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L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Mayor/ Chairperson
AA~PPROV~~ AS TO FORM
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