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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #14 |
| Center for Marine Science and Biotechnology |
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| Requester: |
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., President, CEO |
Organization: |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Center for Marine Science and Biotechnology |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 6:55:36 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Center will advance Florida's knowlegde of its estuaries, coasts and oceans for the benefit of science in general. Dedicated marine research initiatives that are central to Florida's economic development and the sustainability of its coastal environment. |
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| Recipient: |
Harbor Branch |
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Contact: |
Jan Petri |
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5600 N US #1 |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 465-2400 |
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Ft. Pierce 34950 |
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Contact email: |
Petri@hboi.edu |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Construction of building containing laboratories, marine mammel pools, offices and classrooms with distance learning capabilities. Building to house programs conducting reasearch and eduacation in the areas of biomedical marine research, marine mammel research and veterinary medicine, and estuarine and coastal ocean science. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The center will advance efforts to find new drugs from the sea, with all the treatment options for cancer, Alzheimer's and other serious diseases; advance understanding of estuarine, coastal and ocean environments, thus enabling natural resource managers to make better decisions to harmonize population growth with environmental protection; initiate marine mammel veterinary training partnership with a state university veterinary program; and build rehabilitation, quarantine and research tanks for marine mammels. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$12,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$12,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
US Commission on Ocean Policy recommendations and builds on the State's investment in biotechnology. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
