1. Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Enhancement Center
Technical Coordination Committee
June 3, 2015

2. Technical Coordination Committee Structure and Function

3. Fisheries Enhancement project restores lost human use
NRDA Early Restoration Project Context
BP and the Trustees developed framework agreement for $1 billion in early restoration funding
Agreement focused on “…making the environment and the public whole by restoring, rehabilitating, replacing, or acquiring the equivalent of natural resources or services injured as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill or response”
Fisheries Enhancement project restores lost human use

4. NRDA Governing Documents
Early restoration framework agreement between BP and all Trustees
Final DWH Phase III Early Restoration Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
Stipulation between BP and Florida Trustees (DEP, FWC)

5. Local Agreements/Roles and Responsibilities
Thirty year lease for Bruce Beach property executed in 2014
Memorandum of Understanding between FWC and the City of Pensacola
DEP and FWC sharing project implementation duties
DEP – Design and Construction
FWC – Operation and Maintenance
First five years part of project funding

6. Role of Technical Coordination Committee
From the MOU:
Technical Coordination Committee. The … (TCC will)…advise FWC on the species to be cultured in the center, stocking strategies and protocols and complementary conservation and education programming associated with the center.
3 Members selected by FWC
3 Members selected by the City of Pensacola

7. Role of Planning Coordination Committee
From the MOU:
Planning Coordination Committee. …The PCC will serve as the forum for discussion of facility design, site and building aesthetics, and integration of the Center with adjacent and nearby community assets.
3 Members selected by FWC
3 Members selected by the City of Pensacola

8. Questions?