Resolution 2017-197 RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -1 9 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING FULL FUNDING OF
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COMPREHENSIVE
EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN (CERP) TO INCLUDE COST-
SHARING ON OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF
CERP PUMP STATIONS.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) have partnered to restore the Everglades based on the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP); and
WHEREAS,the Picayune Strand Restoration Project was the first CERP project initiated
and includes 55,000 acres of native Florida wetlands and uplands located in Collier County
between Alligator Alley and the Tamiami Trail; and
WHEREAS, the Corps is constructing three large pump stations designed to spread
water back over the land while maintaining flood control for the homes to the north of the project
in Golden Gate Estates; and
WHEREAS,the first pump station is complete and operational; the second is in the final
testing phase;the third should be ready for final testing in 2018;and
WHEREAS, federal funds needed for the cost-share of operation and maintenance of
these pump stations are currently not being budgeted in the FY2018 appropriation for the Corps;
and
WHEREAS, restoration will not be achieved without congressional appropriation for
federal cost-sharing on the operation and maintenance expenses of CERP projects, including
Picayune Strand.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, to support the Corps and SFWMD's Everglades
restoration efforts and Picayune Strand's three CERP pump stations, and urge Congress to
provide the Corps with additional operation and maintenance funds in FY2018 to pay the federal
cost-share for the pump stations.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second and majority vote on this the
10th day of October, 2017.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E BROCK, Clerk COLLIE' C. TY, FLORIDA
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