Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2522 | |||||||||
| Manatee Avoidance Technology | |||||||||
| Requester: | Frank Herhold | Organization: | Marine Industries Association of South Florida | ||||||
| Project Title: | Manatee Avoidance Technology | Date Submitted | 1/13/2006 1:50:17 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Atwater | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Reduce manatee mortalities. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Florida Marine Research Institute | Contact: | Gil McRae | ||||||
| 108th Avenue, SE | Contact Phone: | (797) 896-8626 | |||||||
| St. Petersburg 33701 | Contact email: | Gil.McRae@myfwc.com | |||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Additional funding for existing grant program leading to development of a Manatee Avoidance Device. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Anticipated reduction in manatee mortalities. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $250,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2005-2006 | Amount: | $250,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Yes | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Agency Needs Assessment | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||