Senate earmarks just $3.3 billion of $10 billion coronavirus relief funds
Senate indicates Coronavirus relief funds could be banked rather than spent.
The Senate’s offer totals $3.3 billion, while the House has proposed allocations totaling $7.9 billion.
The Senate budget chief hinted that a portion of $10 billion of federal Coronavirus Relief funds could be banked rather than spent.
The Senate released its first offer of how to spend federal coronavirus relief funds headed to Florida from the American Rescue Plan signed by President
Joe Biden in March. But the offer released Wednesday during a budget conference meeting only totaled $3.3. billion out of an expected $10.2 billion.
Senate budget bill includes $100 million for Piney Point cleanup
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Coastal News Today | FL - Florida Lawmakers Send Legislation to Fight Sea Level Rise to Governor
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Florida House unanimously passes sea-level rise legislation; bill now goes to governor s desk
By Bobby Caina Calvan
An Clearwater Beach on April 14, 2020
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Legislation hailed as some of the most robust yet to defend U.S. coasts against sea-level rise is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a proposal that would provide millions of dollars annually to communities threatened with losing ground to rising oceans because of climate change.
With 1,350 miles of coastline, including some of the country s most iconic beaches and prized real estate, Florida is among the most vulnerable places on earth amid the global fight against rising atmospheric temperatures.