Resolution 117-2002
Commissioner Murray Nelson
RESOL.UTION NO. 117
-2002
A RESOL.UTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FL.ORIDA SUPPORTING A DEDICATED, RECURRING FUNDING SOURCE TO
FUND THE COMPREHENSIVE EVER6L.ADES RESTORATION PLAN, SUPPORTING
BOND AS YOU 60 t.EGISl.ATION, SUPPORTING t.E6ISLATION THAT IS
RECURRING, OPPOSING UTIUZING THE SADOWSKI AFFORDA8t.E HOUSING
TRUST FUND TO FUND THE COMPREHENSIVE EVER6L.ADES RESTORATION PL.AN
AND OPPOSING THE EXPANSION OF THE FL.ORIDA FOREVER ACT TO INCl.UDE
WATER REUSE FACIUTIES
WHEREAS, the Florida Everglades is a vital part of Florida's heritage and is recognized nationally
and internationally as one of the world's most significant but imperiled ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, local governments, the State of Florida, the South Florida Water Management District,
and the US Congress have undertaken the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to restore the Florida
Everglades; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan depends on purchasing
sufficient land to support Everglades Restoration components which improve capacity to store water and
provide for wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, according to the South Florida Water Management District, 104,987 acres will be
needed over the next five years at a cost of $943 million; and
WHEREAS, land necessary for Everglades Restoration is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive
due to development pressures; and
WHEREAS, the Florida L.egislature is considering Bond As You Go legislation that will provide up to
$125 million per year for land acquisition from documentary stamp tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Bond As You Go legislation will provide a long term recurring funding source
that will not require yearly legislative approval; and
WHEREAS, other funding proposals being considered include utilizing the Sadowski Affordable
Housing Trust Fund, a program for low and very low income housing projects, to pay for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan; and
WHEREAS, amendments have been approved that would expand the intent and purpose of Florida
Forever, a funding source that supports Everglades Restoration, to aI/ow water management districts to
utilize Trust Fund dollars for water reuse facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County has historically recognized the
economic and environmental value of Everglades Restoration and supports the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The BOCC considers the Everglades to be such a significant resource that a
dedicated, recurring state funding source is needed to fund the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
Section 2. The BOCC supports Bond As You Go legislation that will utilize documentary stamp
taxes to pay for land acquisition necessary for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
Section 3.
The BOCC supports funding legislation that is recurring.
Section 4. The BOCC opposes utilizing the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund to fund the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
Section 5. The BOCC opposes any amendments that expand the purpose and intent of the Florida
Forever Act to provide for the water management districts to utilize the Florida Forever Trust Fund to pay
for water reuse transmission facilities.
Section 6. A certified copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Governor, the President of the
Senate, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, the Chair of the Monroe County Legislative
Delegation, the Chair of the South Florida Water Management District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of March, 2002.
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