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BOCC Special Meeting December 11, 2012. RESTORE Act  Clean Water Act grants the Federal EPA authority to impose fines on parties responsible for oil.

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Presentation on theme: "BOCC Special Meeting December 11, 2012. RESTORE Act  Clean Water Act grants the Federal EPA authority to impose fines on parties responsible for oil."— Presentation transcript:

1 BOCC Special Meeting December 11, 2012

2 RESTORE Act  Clean Water Act grants the Federal EPA authority to impose fines on parties responsible for oil spills  Penalties are not required to be spent in jurisdictions such as the Gulf of Mexico where the damage occurred

3 RESTORE Act of 2012  Conference Report (to accompany H.R. 4348)  Short Title (Section 1601) – Resources & Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, Revised Economies of the Gulf Coast State Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act)

4 Monroe Cou n ty Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund  Establishes Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund  Transfers 80% - Administrative and civil penalties - Expenditure for prescribed purposes and eligible activities - No time constraints on expenditures  US Treasury 180 days - Develop policies and procedures - Develop oversight (auditing) requirements

5 Monroe Cou n ty  Gulf Coast Region - The coastal zones (defined in Section 304) - Gulf Coast States (AL, FL, LA, MI, TX) - Management Act of 1972, except that this section includes land within the coastal zones that is held in trust or use by the federal government that border the Gulf of Mexico - Any adjacent land, water, and watersheds that are within 25 miles of the coastal zones - All federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico RESTORE Act of 2012

6 Monroe Cou n ty Eligible Uses of Funds  Restoration & protection of natural resources  Mitigation of natural resources  Implementation of a “federally approved” marine, coastal, or conservation management plan  Workforce development and job creation  State parks  Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources (ports)  Coastal flood protection  Promotion of tourism and seafood consumption

7 Clean Water Act RESTORE Act 20% to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 80% Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund Federal Fund 30% Council Council State Fund 30% Consortium Consortium Local Fund 35% 35% Research, Monitoring 5% 5%

8 Monroe Cou n ty Federal Council  Decisions made by Federal Council composed of federal agencies and appointees from all 5 Gulf States  Federal funds allocated for large scale regional competitively awarded  Develop Comprehensive Plan

9 M a n at e e Coun ty N at ur a l es RESTORE Act Federal - Council 30% State - Consortium 30% Research 5% CompetitiveGulf Region Plan Competitive (Min) Disproportionate Impact (75%) Nondisproportionate Impact (25%) Local RESTORE Council * No FormulaWeighted Formula Treasury/Council Structure: Federal, State, Local Chart provided through Florida Association of Counties Local - Counties 35% “Directly” Monroe Cou n ty

10 75% 8 Disproportionally Impacted Counties 75% 25% 15 Non- Disproportionally Impacted Counties 25%

11 Monroe Cou n ty State Consortium  Consortium of counties includes one rep from each of the 23 counties  Allocation of funds unclear at present time

12 M a n at e e Cou ty N at ur a RESTORE Act Federal - Council 30% State - Consortium 30% Research 5% CompetitiveGulf Region Plan Competitive (Min) Disproportionate Impact (75%) Nondisproportionate Impact (25%) Local RESTORE Council * No FormulaWeighted Formula Treasury/Council Chart provided through Florida Association of Counties Local - Counties 35% “Directly” Monroe Cou n ty State Consortium

13 Monroe Cou n ty Local Counties  Monroe County Board of County Commissioners have sole authority over distribution of funds  A Division of U.S. Treasury maintains oversight and final approval authority for expenditure of funds  Allocation of funds to all counties based on State Consortium formula (75/25)  Estimated allocation for Monroe County is $5.8 to $23.2 million based on estimates provided by the Florida Association of Counties

14 Source : Florida Association of Counties Population 2010 Census Proportionate Share Sales Tax Per Capita Proportionate Share Distance to DWH Proportionate Share Inverse Proportion Estimated Allocation Charlotte159,9783.27%127.406.45%698,6667.4%5.85%5.17% Citrus141,2362.89%85.904.35%590,7996.3%6.92%4.70% Collier321,5206.57%183.079.27%775,6808.3%5.27%7.03% Dixie16,4220.34%48.472.45%525,0215.6%7.78%3.49% Hernando172,7783.53%90.934.60%592,8396.3%6.89%4.99% Hillsborough1,229,22625.11%156.367.92%610,3696.5%6.69%13.36% Jefferson14,7610.30%52.622.66%472,0975.0%8.66%3.84% Lee618,75412.64%156.127.91%715,6327.6%5.71%8.79% Levy40,8010.83%74.523.77%568,2736.0%7.19%3.90% Manatee322,8336.60%144.267.30%622,3366.6%6.57%6.82% Monroe73,0901.49%378.3419.16%913,4799.7%4.47%8.31% Pasco464,6979.49%95.314.83%593,4046.3%6.89%7.09% Pinellas916,54218.73%142.007.19%590,6026.3%6.92%11.02% Sarasota379,4487.75%149.567.57%634,4216.8%6.44%7.26% Taylor22,5700.46%90.004.56%494,4015.3%8.26%4.39% 4,894,656 100% $ 1,974.86100%9,398,019100"h101%100% Five Billion Ten Billion Fifteen Billion Twenty Billion Charlotte$3,619,072$7,238,144$10,857,217$14,476,289 Citrus$3,289,174$6,578,348$9,867,522$13,156,696 Collier$4,921,602$9,843,203$14,764,805$19,686,406 Dixie$2,444,616$4,889,232$7,333,849$9,778,465 Hernando$3,495,884$6,991,767$10,487,651$13,983,535 Hillsborough$9,352,415$18,704,829$28,057,244$37,409,659 Jefferson$2,686,624$5,373,248$8,059,873$10,746,497 Lee$6,153,756$12,307,511$18,461,267$24,615,023 Levy$2,731,032$5,462,064$8,193,095$10,924,127 Manatee$4,773,857$9,547,715$14,321,572$19,095,429 Monroe$5,814,140$11,628,281$17,442,421$23,256,561 Pasco$4,965,041$9,930,082$14,895,123$19,860,165 Pinellas$7,715,794$15,431,588$23,147,382$30,863,175 Sarasota$5,082,248$10,164,496$15,246,743$20,328,991 Taylor$3,071,633$6,143,266$9,214,899$12,286,532 $70,116,887$140,233,775$210,350,662$280,467,550 Monroe Cou n ty

15 Status  Federal Council – 1 st meeting - Several public meetings and listening sessions in each of the Gulf States in the coming months  US Treasury – mid December  Consortium – meeting monthly

16 Monroe Cou n ty Next Steps for Monroe County


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