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Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the AP Florida Legislative Planning Session on October 29, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida.
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday backed a controversial reservoir being built in the Everglades while announcing the state will use a pool of environmental money to help Miami-Dade County protect Biscayne Bay from continued degradation.
DeSantis said his office will continue to support the $1.6 billion Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, which was approved by the Legislature in 2017 but has recently been questioned by new Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby. DeSantis addressed the issue as he outlined plans to provide a $10 million match for local efforts to restore Biscayne Bay.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces $20 million plan to protect, preserve Biscayne Bay
Funding will be used for infrastructure updates, preventing sanitary sewer overflows
State and local leaders want to protect one of the biggest tourist draws in South Florida.
and last updated 2020-12-21 12:49:14-05
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. â State and local leaders want to protect one of the biggest tourist draws in South Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a $20 million partnership with Miami-Dade County to protect and preserve Biscayne Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S. which runs from Miami to the northern Florida Keys. Protecting Biscayne Bay has to be a top priority, DeSantis said during a news conference at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne. This means ending sanitary sewer overflows by making the necessary infrastructure improvements, increasing freshwater inflows to many marine habitats that are currently threatened, and restoring the coral reef.
Gov. DeSantis announces $20 million plan to protect, preserve Biscayne Bay By Matt Papaycik | December 21, 2020 at 12:40 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 1:27 PM
State and local leaders want to protect one of the biggest tourist draws in South Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a $20 million partnership with Miami-Dade County to protect and preserve Biscayne Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S. which runs from Miami to the northern Florida Keys. Protecting Biscayne Bay has to be a top priority, DeSantis said during a news conference at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne. This means ending sanitary sewer overflows by making the necessary infrastructure improvements, increasing freshwater inflows to many marine habitats that are currently threatened, and restoring the coral reef.