R98-044RESOLUTION R98-z//4/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
URGING THE 1998 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
PASS HB 3427 AND SB 882 WHICH PROVIDES A
DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR STATEWlDE
BEACH MANAGEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Beaches are Florida['s number one tourist attraction,
in 1996 generating $18.9 billion for the State's economy, 442,000 jobs,
and more than $500 million in State sales and use taxes; and
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches protect over $150 billion in upland
coastal property against hurricane and storm waves, and healthy beaches
can reduce damages to coastal development by as much as 50%; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
estimates that more than 300 miles of Florida's beaches are experiencing
a state of critical erosion; and
WHEREAS, when legislation authorizing the State's beach
management program was enacted in 1986, the Legislature declared an
intent-to "appropriate at least $35 million annually" to implement this
program; and
WHEREAS, appropriations over the past decade have fallen far
short of the amount needed to repair the State's eroding beaches; and
WHEREAS, Legislation, designated HB 3427 and SB 882, has
been introduced in the 1998 Legislature, which provides for a stable,
designated funding source for Florida's Beach Management Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of
the City of Boynton Beach, Florida:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach
does support legislative efforts to provide a stable, long-term, dedicated
funding strategy to protect, restore, and enhance Florida's beaches, and
urges the Legislature to pass into law HB 3427 and SB 882 as introduced.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach
hereby authorizes and directs the City Clerk to furnish a copy of this
Resolution to the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, State
Senators Toni Jennings, Donald Sullivan, and Jack Latvala,
Representatives Daniel Webster, Ken Pruitt, and Charles Sembler, as
well as Stan Tait, President of Florida Shore & BeaCh Preservation
Association.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this k.¢ day of March, 1998.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEAC !, FLORIDA
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