IRLNews:Gov. DeSantis Vetoes HB 2197 - Florida Tech - Restore Lagoon Inflow Research Project
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Gov. DeSantis Vetoes HB 2197 - Florida Tech - Restore Lagoon Inflow Research Project
July 1, 2021
DeSantis vetoes funding for the third phase of Florida Tech's IRL Inflow research.
Tallahassee - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed House Bill 2197 Florida Tech: Restore Lagoon Inflow Research Project on June 2nd, 2021.
The $921,500 Higher Education appropriations bill would have allowed Florida Tech's Indian River Lagoon Research Institute to continue working on solutions for improving water quality in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary.
Sponsored by Rep. Thad Altman and approved by Florida's Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, HB2197 requested state funding for the third phase of a multi-phase pilot project to investigate the intervention impacts of restoring historical ocean inflows to the IRL. The restoration project's third phase would have supported comparative research, continued monitoring, and later stage design of a temporary test inflow system with associated permitting in coordination with FDEP.
HB2197 Florida Tech Restore Lagoon Inflow Research ProjectLocation: Estuary: Tallahassee: Brevard County
Source:
Indian River Lagoon News ENews Article Published by Indian River Lagoon Project on July 01, 2021. Retrieved on July 01, 2021.
Topic: Restoration
