2016 budget turkey watch report - florida taxwatch … analysis of the transparency and...

2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report

An analysis of the transparency and accountability of the budget process

MARCH 2016

2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report - An analysis of the transparency and accountability of the budget process

Copyright © March 2016, Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

An Analysis of the Transparency and Accountability of the Budget Process 1

The 2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report: An analysis of the transparency and accountability of the budget process is the result of an annual independent

review of Florida’s new budget by Florida TaxWatch. The Report promotes

additional oversight and integrity in the state’s budgeting process based on the

principle that, because money appropriated by the Legislature belongs to the taxpayers

of Florida, the process must be transparent and accountable, and every appropriation

should receive deliberation and debate.

The budget review identifies appropriations that circumvent transparency and

accountability standards in public budgeting. Each appropriation is scrutinized against

a set of clearly defined criteria established by Florida TaxWatch.

Each year, the Budget Turkey Report consists of only a very small percentage of

the state budget and this year represented just over 0.1 percent. The $82.3 billion

budget passed by the Florida House and Senate on March 11, 2016 contains 143

appropriations items worth $104.9 million qualifying as Budget Turkeys.

This year saw fewer turkeys than last year - almost a quarter percent fewer items and

more than a third less in dollar value. It is the smallest amount of Budget Turkeys

since 2010. Moreover, 43 turkeys were in one line-item (Economic Development

Transportation Projects). In many areas of the budget where local projects are often

added late in the process, lawmakers showed some restraint. For example, in the areas

of cultural, historic properties, and library grants, there were only two projects added

during the conference committee process and the lists of approved projects that

went through the established

competitive grant process

were largely funded in their

entirety.

$167

2008 2010 2012 2014

$106

$171

$203

$61

$15

$110

$256

$295

$ m

illio

n

$120

2016

$104

2006

The Ten-Year hisTorY of TurkeYs

The annual Budget Turkey Report spotlights

legislative projects placed in the budget without

proper opportunity for public review and debate

2016 Florida TaxWatch Turkey Report2

Overall, there was a reduction in new local projects added during the conference negotiations.

Florida TaxWatch commends Appropriations Chairs Senator Tom Lee and Representative

Richard Corcoran for actively trying to limit new projects.

This does not mean there were not plenty of member projects funded in the budget, but

lawmakers did a better job on ensuring that they were vetted and incorporated into the budget

during earlier appropriations committee meetings, which is what the Budget Turkey Watch

report promotes.

WHAT IS A BuDgET TuRKEY

Budget Turkeys are items placed in individual line-items or accompanying proviso language

that are appropriated without being fully scrutinized and subjected to the budget committee

process. The Budget Turkey label does not signify judgment of a project’s worthiness. Instead,

the review focuses solely on the Florida budget process and the purpose of the Budget Turkey

label is to ensure that all appropriations using public funds receive the deliberation, debate and

accountability they deserve.

CRITERIA

The Florida TaxWatch Budget Turkey criteria are clearly defined. Appropriations must violate

sound budgeting practices in at least one of these ways to be designated as a Budget Turkey.

• A project that circumvents established review and selection processes or has completed

the established process but is funded ahead of much higher priority projects (as

determined by the selection process).

• Appropriations that are inserted in the budget during conference committee meetings,

meaning they did not appear in either the final Senate or House budgets.

• Appropriations from inappropriate trust funds; duplicative appropriations; and

appropriations contingent on legislation that did not pass.


THE PuRPOSE OF THE BuDgET TuRKEY REPORT Florida TaxWatch identifies Budget Turkeys to promote transparency in public budgeting,

encourage meaningful legislative review of all appropriations, and facilitate the checks and

balances within the budget process that are granted by the Constitution.

1. Promote transparency in public budgeting and Government in the Sunshine

Projects first appearing in the budget process during conference are identified by Florida

TaxWatch to expose the lack of transparency that occurs during the conference process.

Projects that are added during conference are added to the budget without public debate,

scrutiny, or vote—even by those Legislators who sit on the conference committees. Most of

the individual decisions are made behind closed doors, violating the intent of Florida’s open

government laws.

2. Encourage meaningful legislative review of all appropriations

All appropriations should be subject to adequate public review, debate, and scrutiny, which

require that all legislators have the opportunity to review proposed appropriations. When

projects are added during conference, they have bypassed the normal appropriations

subcommittee and committee process. The only legislators that have the ability to publicly

vet these expenditures to any degree are those who sit on conference committees, shielding

those appropriations from scrutiny by every member.

After the conference process, the full legislative body cannot adjust individual

appropriations, they can only vote the entire budget up or down. Because the relative

amount of total appropriations added in conference

is such a small percentage of the Florida budget,

few, if any, lawmakers will vote the budget down

because of projects added in conference.

3. Facilitate the checks and balances within the budget process that are granted by the Florida Constitution

The Florida governor’s line-item veto authority is

a protection afforded by the Florida Constitution

Budgeting Without discipline

Just as the Rule of Law is critically essential in a civil society, so is the integrity, transparency and accountability of the budget process to ensure the highest and best use of the taxpayers’ hard earned money.


as one of the checks and balances that allow for proper distribution of power in state

government. However, another crucial element is the right and responsibility of Florida

taxpayers to hold their elected officials accountable for budgeting decisions. Though all

budget documents are available to the public, the complicated budget process creates a

barrier that prevents all taxpayers from understanding this information. The Budget Turkey

Report is intended to show taxpayers the result of this complicated process, where not all

decisions are made in the sunshine.

EnCOuRAgIng FAIRnESS In THE APPROPRIATIOnS PROCESSBudget turkeys are also unfair to organizations and legislators who follow proper

appropriations procedures. Some organizations that pursue funding through established

grant application processes and have their allocation approved see their funding reduced or

eliminated as new projects are added late in conference. In addition, some members who get

their projects into either the House or Senate budget early saw can see their projects removed

during conference, with a lack of available revenue often cited as the reason. Later, many

projects, some that had never been publicly discussed before, are added to the final budget.

OBSERvATIOnS On THE 2016 BuDgET PROCESSAs the eyes and ears of Florida’s taxpayers, Florida TaxWatch staff attended every

appropriations subcommittee meeting, every appropriations meeting, and each budget

conference meeting of the 2016 Florida Legislature. While appropriations issues were

generally questioned and debated in subcommittee and committee hearings, most conference

committee meetings lasted less than 20 minutes (often much shorter) and included little or

no questions or debate from members. Additionally, while conference committee meetings

are required to have a one-hour meeting notice, materials were sometimes unavailable to the

public until after the meeting already began.

During these brief and largely symbolic meetings, the state budget grew by $1.3 billion over

the total appropriated by the Senate and $2.3 billion over the House budget proposal. new

projects that never were deliberated were added in. As has been the case in recent years,

two supplemental funding lists totaling more than $100 million were introduced at the end

of conference. These lists, one from the House and one from the Senate, were neither


read nor debated and contained increased “supplemental” funding for various items.

These include existing, already-vetted items, many new items that were not part of any

previous conference offers, committee or subcommittee debate, and some of which had

been previously taken out in conference.

Due to the lack of open public debate, the conference process should be used

exclusively to compromise when the two chambers disagree on funding levels and to

decide whether an item funded by only one chamber should be included in the final

state budget. Budget conference should not be the time to fund new items.

However, while some new projects and supplemental spending crept into the budget,

Florida TaxWatch again applauds the efforts of the budget chairs and legislative

leaders to significantly reduce the amount of new projects and supplemental funding

introduced into the final proposal. Last year’s supplemental - or “sprinkle” - lists

exceeded $300 million. Both budget chairmen stated last year that they would work to

improve transparency in the budgeting process and restrict the amount of new projects

in future budgets. We’re pleased that they took action to do so this Legislative Session.

During the last couple years, there has seemed to be a renewed focus on transparency

and accountability in the appropriations process. Beginning at the subcommittee level,

some lawmakers made a concerted effort to embrace responsible public budgeting

standards. Senator Jack Latvala, chairman of the Senate Transportation, Tourism, and

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, held an “open-mic” meeting

to hear requests for public funds or member projects. Senators Don gaetz and Bill

Montford, chairman and vice-chairman of the Senate Education Appropriations

subcommittee respectively, sent letters to each local educational entity that received

funds in the current fiscal year asking for information to help determine how to best

allocate resources in the upcoming year.

Representative Richard Corcoran, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee,

asked members to submit an application for their local projects. While the push for

more transparency is welcomed and appreciated by Florida taxpayers, more remains to

be done.


RECOMMEnDATIOnS

To further promote the integrity of Florida’s budget process, Florida TaxWatch

offers these recommendations:

Competitive Selection Processes - There continues to be a large number of member

and local projects added to the budget and the lack of a systematic review and

selection process in some areas is becoming more and more apparent. Some areas in

the budget routinely include a significant number of member projects. In most of

these areas, Florida TaxWatch does not put projects that were included in either the

House or Senate budget on the Turkey List. That doesn’t mean they were properly

vetted. To make sure that these projects compete for limited funding fairly and meet

certain requirements to qualify for funding, Florida TaxWatch recommends the Legislature create such a process in statute for these areas:

• Economic Development Projects

• Housing and Community Development Projects

• Workforce Projects

• Water Projects

• School and Instructional Enhancements

• Private Colleges and universities

• Mentoring/Student Assistance Initiatives

• Special Local Law Enforcement Projects

“Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous conscientiousness of honor. It is not the produce of riches

only, but of the hard earnings of labor and poverty.”

Thomas Paine


Supplemental Funding Lists – In recent years, the budget conference process ends with

each chamber accepting the other chamber’s supplemental funding lists. This is done

without public debate or discussion and the lists have been developed and agreed to in

private. The list includes increased funding for some projects already in the budget but also

new projects, some of which had not been discussed before. It is understandable that there

can be some money left over when negotiations are finished. Adding money to existing

projects in this way, while certainly not the best budget practice, is not as bad as adding new

projects.

This year’s lists, worth just more than $100 million, were much smaller than in the last

two years, when more than $300 million was appropriated this way. Florida TaxWatch recommends the Legislature further restrict the use of supplemental lists, avoid adding new projects and consider a public process to develop and approve these lists, ensuring there is accountability.

Economic Development Transportation Projects (Road Fund) - The Legislature created

this program to fund transportation projects that promote economic development

and growth. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), with input from the

Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Enterprise Florida, are supposed

to review the projects and give final approval. The law contains requirements and criteria

for evaluation. Earmarking projects bypasses this statutorily created process, and adding

projects on top of the $15 million allocated in the FDOT work program negatively

affects approved existing projects. The amount of earmarked member projects has grown

considerably. This year more than 40 projects, worth $39 million, were earmarked. The

extra $25 million was added by reducing funding for resurfacing, preliminary engineering

and intrastate construction. Almost all of the projects are not in the work program and

some of the projects are local roads, which should not be funded with State Transportation

Trust Fund dollars. Some are not the type of projects FDOT normally undertakes. Florida TaxWatch recommends that the Legislature stop earmarking these projects to allow the process to decide which projects have the highest return on investment and to ensure they are considered within the state’s coordinated transportation planning process.


FY2016-17 Budget Turkey List by Agency - 9

FY2016-17 Budget Turkey List by County - 14


FY20

16-1

7 Flor

ida T

axW

atch

Tur

key L

istIT

EM #

DES

CR

IPTI

ON

$ G

R$

TFC

OU

NTY

CO

MM

ENTS

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F ED

UC

ATI

ON

28A

Osc

eola

Sch

ool D

istr

ict

- fix

ed c

apit

al o

utla

y ne

eds

4,0

00

,00

0

Osc

eola

Ad

dit

iona

l FC

O f

und

ing

for

one

dis

tric

t ad

ded

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Hou

se s

upp

lem

enta

l lis

t).

33Th

e W

ow C

ente

r 8

3,79

3 M

iam

i-D

ade

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e. 1

7 ot

her

pro

ject

s w

ere

fund

ed a

t $5

.3 m

illio

n.

69A

Nov

a So

uthe

aste

rn U

nive

rsit

y -

Hea

lth

Pro

gra

ms

150

,00

0

Bro

war

dTu

itio

n as

sist

ance

for

a p

riva

te u

nive

rsit

y ad

ded

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Hou

se s

upp

. lis

t).

78A

Tran

sfer

to

Ran

dy

Rob

erts

Fou

ndat

ion

20

0,0

00

P

olk/

Stat

eA

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Fin

anci

al a

ssis

tanc

e p

aym

ents

.

109

Vir

tual

Pro

fess

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t fo

r Sc

hool

Boa

rd M

emb

ers

20

0,0

00

St

atew

ide

Ad

ded

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Hou

se s

upp

lem

enta

l lis

t).

111

Ben

chm

ark

& In

terv

enti

on/S

tud

ent

and

Tea

cher

Sup

por

t 1

,50

0,0

00

TB

DSc

hool

& In

stru

ctio

nal E

nhan

cem

ents

- T

he it

ems

that

are

on

this

list

wer

e ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

Som

e w

ere

add

ed v

ery

late

on

the

sup

ple

men

tal l

ists

. Mos

t of

the

se p

roje

cts

will

byp

ass

a co

mp

etit

ive

cont

ract

ing

pro

cess

es. I

n th

e b

udg

et t

his

year

, 44

pro

ject

s (i

n th

is li

ne it

em)

wer

e fu

nded

at

a co

st o

f $2

6.4

mill

ion,

but

pro

ject

s in

the

Gov

erno

r’s

reco

mm

end

ed b

udg

et a

nd

pro

ject

s th

at a

pp

eare

d in

eit

her

the

Hou

se a

nd S

enat

e b

udg

et a

re n

ot o

n th

e Tu

rkey

list

. A

co

mp

etit

ive

sele

ctio

n p

roce

ss f

or S

choo

l and

Inst

ruct

iona

l Enh

ance

men

t p

rog

ram

s sh

ould

be

esta

blis

hed

by

the

Leg

isla

ture

. The

re is

no

syst

emat

ic r

evie

w f

or t

hese

pro

ject

s al

thou

gh

the

Sena

te A

pp

rop

riat

ions

Sub

com

mit

tee

on E

duc

atio

n re

que

sted

just

ifica

tion

info

rmat

ion

from

cu

rren

t re

cip

ient

s.

The

Gov

erno

r ha

s ve

toed

man

y of

the

se p

roje

cts,

cit

ing

som

e fo

r no

t p

rovi

din

g a

cor

e st

ate

func

tion

and

oth

ers

for

not

cont

rib

utin

g t

o a

unifo

rm s

tate

sys

tem

. He

also

rig

htly

poi

nts

out

that

sch

ool d

istr

icts

hav

e th

e fle

xib

ility

to

pur

chas

e cu

rric

ulum

and

oth

er s

ervi

ces

bas

ed o

n th

eir

pri

orit

ies.

Bre

vard

Pub

lic S

choo

ls A

viat

ion

and

Man

ufac

turi

ng T

ech

Hig

h Sc

hool

Pro

gra

ms

50

0,0

00

B

reva

rd

Col

leg

e P

rep

and

STE

M P

rog

ram

s fo

r G

irls

25,

00

0

TBD

Flo

rid

a C

hild

ren'

s In

itia

tive

60

0,0

00

TB

D

Flo

rid

a V

entu

re F

ound

atio

n 1

25,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

I AM

A L

ead

er F

ound

atio

n 2

50,0

00

TB

D

Juni

or A

chie

vem

ent

of F

lori

da

Foun

dat

ion,

Inc.

50

0,0

00

TB

D

Min

orit

y M

ale

Init

iati

ve 4

00

,00

0

TBD

Nat

iona

l Flig

ht A

cad

emy

421

,495

E

scam

bia

Vol

usia

Cou

nty

Scho

ols

Man

ufac

turi

ng 1

85,0

00

V

olus

ia

114

AA

cad

emie

s of

Cla

y C

ount

y Sc

hool

s 1

,00

0,0

00

C

lay

114

BN

orth

Flo

rid

a Sc

hool

of

Spec

ial E

duc

atio

n E

xpan

sion

Pro

ject

2,0

00

,00

0

Duv

alC

onst

ruct

ion

of a

pri

vate

fac

ility

ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

119

Flo

rid

a P

BS

Lear

ning

Med

ia C

onte

nt L

ibra

ry 8

82,0

00

St

atew

ide

Ad

ded

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Sen

ate

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist)

.

124

Pilo

t O

nlin

e A

dul

t E

duc

atio

n fo

r St

ate

Lib

rary

Sys

tem

-Sm

art

Hor

izon

s C

aree

r

Onl

ine

Hig

h Sc

hool

750

,00

0

Stat

ewid

eA

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Fun

ded

last

yea

r b

ut z

eroe

d o

ut b

y G

ov.,

Hou

se, a

nd S

enat

e co

mm

itte

es.

146

Foun

dat

ion

for

Hea

lthy

Flo

rid

ians

- p

rovi

de

phy

sici

ans

info

750

,00

0

Ala

chua

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e. I

s d

uplic

ativ

e of

ser

vice

s p

rovi

ded

in t

he H

uman

Ser

vice

s b

udg

et s

ecti

on.

AG

ENC

Y F

OR

HEA

LTH

CA

RE

AD

MIN

ISTR

ATI

ON

201A

Uni

vers

ity

of M

iam

i Hos

pit

al -

pre

cisi

on m

edic

ine

init

iati

ve 1

,50

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e. S

ylve

ster

Can

cer

cent

er r

ecei

ves

add

itio

nal f

und

ing

in b

udg

et.

AG

ENC

Y F

OR

PER

SON

S W

ITH

DIS

AB

ILIT

IES

258

AR

C o

f In

dia

n R

iver

- E

mp

loym

ent

Ass

ista

nce

in A

qua

cult

ure

268

,30

3 In

dia

n R

iver

Thes

e si

x or

gan

izat

ions

may

wel

l pro

vid

e va

luab

le s

ervi

ces,

but

the

ir a

pp

rop

riat

ions

wer

e ad

ded

la

te in

the

pro

cess

, dur

ing

the

bud

get

con

fere

nce.

Sp

ecify

ing

a p

rovi

der

in t

he b

udg

et b

ypas

ses

the

com

pet

itiv

e co

ntra

ctin

g p

roce

ss. T

his

line-

item

incl

udes

ano

ther

$9

mill

ion

for

serv

ices

to

the

dis

able

d t

hat

wer

e ei

ther

rec

omm

end

ed b

y th

e ag

ency

or

vett

ed in

eit

her

the

Hou

se o

r Se

nate

. Th

e Lo

vela

nd C

ente

r ap

pro

pri

atio

n w

as d

oub

led

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Sen

ate

sup

ple

men

tal

list)

. E

aste

r Se

als

add

ed v

ery

late

in c

onfe

renc

e (H

ouse

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist.)

AR

C S

unri

se o

f C

entr

al F

lori

da

250

,00

0

Lake

Eas

ter

Seal

s F

lori

da

- B

reva

rd C

ount

y 5

0,0

00

B

reva

rd

Love

land

Cen

ter

1,0

00

,00

0

Sara

sota

Our

Chi

ldre

n's

Aca

dem

y Th

erap

y Se

rvic

es 2

00

,00

0

Pol

k

Uni

ted

Cer

ebra

l Pal

sy a

t G

old

en G

lad

es 7

5,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

261B

Rus

sel H

ome

- F

ixed

Cap

ital

Out

lay

for

reno

vati

ons

and

cod

e co

rrec

tion

s 1

,00

0,0

00

O

rang

eFC

O f

or n

on-s

tate

bui

ldin

g a

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Ad

dit

iona

l mon

ey a

dd

ed v

ery

late

(Se

nate

su

pp

lem

enta

l).

261D

AR

C o

f B

row

ard

- C

ulin

ary

Pro

gra

m 7

50,0

00

B

row

ard

Fix

ed C

apit

al O

utla

y fo

r no

n-st

ate

bui

ldin

g a

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

$50

0K

ad

ded

on

Sena

te

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist.


DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F C

HIL

DR

EN A

ND

FA

MIL

IES

349

Sout

h F

lori

da

Stat

e H

osp

ital

524

,868

B

row

ard

Cos

t of

livi

ng in

crea

ses

pro

vid

ed f

or f

our

spec

ific

pro

vid

ers

only

. A

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Flo

rid

a C

ivil

Com

mit

men

t C

ente

r 1

,70

6,10

2 D

eSot

o

Sout

h F

lori

da

Eva

luat

ion

and

Tre

atm

ent

Cen

ter

381

,554

M

iam

i-D

ade

Her

e's

Hel

p, I

nc.

387

,475

M

iam

i-D

ade

396B

Ag

ape

Net

wor

k -

bui

ldin

g r

enov

atio

n 2

45,

00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

eF

ixed

cap

ital

out

lay

for

a p

riva

te f

acili

ty a

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

396C

Fello

wsh

ip H

ouse

250

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

eF

ixed

cap

ital

out

lay

for

a p

riva

te f

acili

ty a

dd

ed v

ery

late

in c

onfe

renc

e (H

ouse

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist)

.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F H

EALT

H

466

Ala

chua

Cou

nty

Org

aniz

atio

n fo

r R

ural

Nee

ds

(AC

OR

N)

650

,00

0

Ala

chua

Th

ese

two

pro

ject

s w

ere

add

ed in

con

fere

nce,

byp

assi

ng c

omp

etit

ive

cont

ract

ing

. Th

is li

ne-i

tem

co

ntai

ns $

40

mill

ion

of o

ther

con

trac

ts t

hat

wer

e re

com

men

ded

by

the

agen

cy o

r ve

tted

in t

he

Hou

se o

r Se

nate

. M

iam

i Bea

ch C

omm

unit

y H

ealt

h C

ente

r -

Nor

th D

enta

l Cen

ter

50

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

481

AC

lear

wat

er F

ree

Clin

ic 5

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s F

ixed

cap

ital

out

lay

for

a no

n-st

ate

faci

lity

add

ed v

ery

late

in c

onfe

renc

e (S

enat

e su

pp

. lis

t).

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F C

OR

REC

TIO

NS

750

Tam

pa

Bay

Car

eer

Pat

hway

s C

olla

bor

ativ

e M

anuf

actu

ring

Em

plo

ymen

t an

d

Ree

ntry

Pro

gra

m 5

00

,00

0

Hill

s/P

inel

las

Thes

e tw

o p

roje

cts

wer

e ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e, b

ypas

sing

com

pet

itiv

e co

ntra

ctin

g.

This

line

-ite

m

cont

ains

$8

mill

ion

of o

ther

con

trac

ts t

hat

wer

e re

com

men

ded

by

the

agen

cy o

r ve

tted

in t

he

Hou

se o

r Se

nate

. F

lori

da

HIR

E P

ilot

pro

gra

m 7

50,0

00

M

ia,H

ills,

Or

JUV

ENIL

E JU

STIC

E

1170

Way

man

Com

mun

ity

Dev

elop

men

t A

t-R

isk

Serv

ices

Pro

gra

m 1

00

,00

0

Duv

alTh

ese

thre

e p

roje

cts

wer

e ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e, b

ypas

sing

com

pet

itiv

e co

ntra

ctin

g.

This

line

-it

em c

onta

ins

$17

mill

ion

of o

ther

con

trac

ts t

hat

wer

e re

com

men

ded

by

the

agen

cy o

r ve

tted

in

the

Hou

se o

r Se

nate

.C

lay

Cou

nty

Alt

erna

tive

SW

EA

T P

rog

ram

250

,00

0

Cla

y

My

Chi

ldre

n's

Kee

per

250

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1174

AC

ross

win

ds

Yout

h Se

rvic

es, I

nc. -

HVA

C S

yste

ms

and

Flo

orin

g 1

75,12

4

Bre

vard

Fix

ed c

apit

al o

utla

y fo

r a

pri

vate

fac

ility

ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F A

GR

ICU

LTU

RE

144

2BH

ard

ee C

ount

y C

attl

emen

's A

rena

30

0,0

00

H

ard

eeTh

ese

pro

ject

s d

id n

ot g

o th

roug

h th

e st

atut

ory

com

pet

itiv

e ev

alua

tion

pro

cess

for

ag

ricu

ltur

e ed

ucat

ion

and

pro

mot

ion

faci

litie

s w

hich

ran

ks a

pp

lican

ts b

ased

on

crit

eria

in la

w. T

here

are

13

othe

rs t

hat

wen

t th

roug

h th

e p

roce

ss.

Hill

sbor

oug

h C

ount

y Fa

ir 5

00

,00

0

Hill

sbor

oug

h

1478

AO

unce

Of

Pre

vent

ion

250

,00

0

Mia

,Or,D

uvM

emb

er p

roje

ct a

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Non

recu

rrin

g f

und

ing

but

req

uest

say

s fu

ture

fun

din

g f

rom

st

ate

will

be

need

ed.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F EN

VIR

ON

MEN

TAL

PRO

TEC

TIO

N

1529

AC

oast

al M

app

ing

and

Cor

ner

Res

tora

tion

1,5

00

,00

0

Ad

ded

ver

y la

te in

con

fere

nce

(Hou

se s

upp

lem

enta

l lis

t).

1586

AC

ity

of L

aud

erhi

ll -

new

line

ar p

arkw

ay p

ark

850

,00

0

Bro

war

dA

dd

ed v

ery

late

in c

onfe

renc

e (S

enat

e su

pp

lem

enta

l).

Byp

asse

s co

mp

etit

ive

gra

nt p

roce

ss f

or

par

ks.

160

4A

Mia

mi R

iver

Com

mis

sion

- R

esto

rati

on 1

50,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Fix

ed c

apit

al o

utla

y ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

164

5AP

roce

ss W

ater

Tre

atm

ent

Tech

nolo

gie

s 1

,00

0,0

00

TB

DF

ixed

cap

ital

out

lay

add

ed in

con

fere

nce.

1698

A

Cle

arw

ater

McM

ulle

n Te

nnis

Fou

ndat

ion

10

0,0

00

P

inel

las

The

stat

e ha

s g

rant

pro

gra

ms

for

fund

ing

loca

l par

ks. U

nder

the

Flo

rid

a R

ecre

atio

n D

evel

opm

ent

Ass

ista

nce

Pro

gra

m (

FR

DA

P),

DE

P c

reat

es a

pri

orit

y lis

t of

gra

nt a

pp

lican

ts. T

he L

egis

latu

re

fund

ed a

ll of

the

"sm

all d

evel

opm

ent

pro

ject

s" o

n th

e F

RD

AP

ran

ked

pri

orit

y lis

t an

d t

he t

op t

wo

larg

e d

evel

opm

ent

pro

ject

s. T

hese

fou

r p

arks

(16

98A

) w

ere

add

ed in

con

fere

nce

and

ran

ked

30

nd, 4

2nd

, 46t

h an

d 4

7th,

on

the

larg

e d

evel

opm

ent

pri

orit

y lis

t, by

pas

sing

man

y hi

ghe

r ra

nked

p

roje

cts.

The

next

sev

en p

roje

cts

(169

9A)

also

circ

umve

nted

tha

t p

roce

ss a

nd w

ere

fund

ed in

stea

d

of p

roje

cts

that

wen

t th

roug

h th

e p

roce

ss.

Pal

met

to B

ay w

as r

anke

d 5

7th

on t

he la

rge

dev

elop

men

t p

rior

ity

list

for

par

k im

pro

vem

ents

. W

est

Par

k is

als

o re

ceiv

ing

a s

mal

l d

evel

opm

ent

gra

nt.

Four

of

thes

e w

ere

also

ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

Eus

tis

Suns

et P

ark

10

0,0

00

La

ke

Sem

inol

e W

ater

fron

t P

ark

10

0,0

00

P

inel

las

Cle

arw

ater

Cou

ntry

sid

e Sp

orts

Com

ple

x R

enov

atio

n E

xpan

sion

10

0,0

00

P

inel

las

1699

A

Bel

levi

ew S

por

tsp

lex

Irri

gat

ion

50

0,0

00

M

ario

n

Fri

end

s of

Isla

nd P

arks

Dis

cove

ry C

ente

r 3

50,0

00

P

inel

las

Pal

met

to B

ay P

arks

Gir

ls S

oftb

all F

ield

s 1

25,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Wes

t M

elb

ourn

e C

omm

unit

y P

ark

Imp

rove

men

t 1

,050

,00

0

Bre

vard

Wes

t P

ark

Wat

er T

ower

Par

k 1

50,0

00

B

row

ard

Vet

eran

s M

emor

ial a

t Fo

unta

in P

ark

75,

00

0

Lak

e

Cla

y C

ount

y, M

ood

y A

venu

e P

ark

30

0,0

00

1

30,0

00

C

lay


FISH

AN

D W

ILD

LIFE

CO

MM

ISSI

ON

1847

DSo

uth

Flo

rid

a M

useu

m a

nd B

isho

p P

lane

tari

um -

Par

ker

Man

atee

Aq

uari

um 2

50,0

00

M

anat

eeF

ixed

cap

ital

out

lay

for

a no

n-st

ate

faci

lity

add

ed in

con

fere

nce.

Did

not

go

thro

ugh

gra

nt

pro

gra

m.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F TR

AN

SPO

RTA

TIO

N

1858

Trea

sure

Coa

st In

tern

atio

nal A

irp

ort

Exp

ansi

on 7

00

,00

0

1,8

27,5

00

St

. Luc

ieTh

ese

two

pro

ject

s ci

rcum

vent

the

avi

atio

n p

roje

ct e

valu

atio

n p

roce

ss w

hich

is f

und

ed a

t $2

50

mill

ion

this

yea

r.Tr

easu

re C

oast

Inte

rnat

iona

l Air

por

t In

term

odal

Log

isti

cs D

esig

n 1

72,5

00

St

. Luc

ie

1859

LYN

X T

rans

it o

per

atio

ns 1

,00

0,0

00

O

rang

eTh

ese

pro

ject

s ci

rcum

vent

the

tra

nsp

orta

tion

wor

k p

rog

ram

pro

cess

and

the

eva

luat

ion

of p

ublic

tr

ansi

t p

roje

cts

whi

ch w

ere

fund

ed a

t ov

er $

40

0 m

illio

n. T

he H

iale

ah p

roje

ct d

id n

ot g

o th

roug

h tw

o p

roce

sses

tha

t ar

e av

aila

ble

to

it.

Fix

ed G

uid

eway

Tra

nsit

Op

por

tuni

ty 1

00

,00

0

Hill

sbor

oug

h

Cit

y of

Hia

leah

Sen

ior

Cen

ter

Tran

spor

tati

on p

rog

ram

190

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

1863

Por

t M

anat

ee 3

00

,00

0

Man

atee

This

circ

umve

nts

the

seap

ort

gra

nt e

valu

atio

n p

roce

ss w

hich

is f

und

ed a

t $1

14.5

mill

ion

this

yea

r. Le

gis

lati

on p

asse

d t

his

year

to

esta

blis

h a

fund

ing

pro

cess

for

sea

por

t se

curi

ty is

sues

.

1867

Sem

inol

e C

ount

y R

S 17

-92

Fly

over

2,0

00

,00

0

Sem

inol

eC

ircum

vent

s th

e tr

ansp

orta

tion

wor

k p

rog

ram

pro

cess

. A

dd

ed in

con

fere

nce.

1874

Qui

et Z

ones

- r

ail c

ross

ing

s 1

0,0

00

,00

0

Stat

ewid

eC

ircum

vent

s th

e tr

ansp

orta

tion

wor

k p

rog

ram

pro

cess

. W

ill t

ake

mon

ey f

rom

oth

er p

roje

cts

in

the

wor

k p

rog

.

1895

Hon

eym

oon

Isla

nd S

pur

30

0,0

00

P

inel

las

Thes

e tr

ail p

roje

cts

wer

e ad

ded

to

DO

T's

fund

ing

for

Art

eria

l Hig

hway

Con

stru

ctio

n. T

his

circ

umve

nts

the

stat

e tr

ansp

orta

tion

wor

k p

rog

ram

eva

luat

ion

pro

cess

. D

OT

will

beg

in

eval

uati

ng/p

rog

ram

min

g t

rail

pro

ject

s us

ing

new

Sun

Trai

l fun

ds

next

yea

r.

Jam

es E

. Kin

g, J

r. Tr

ail

20

0,0

00

P

utna

m

Hig

h Sp

ring

s -

New

ber

ry R

ail C

orri

dor

2,0

00

,00

0

Ala

chua

The

Und

erlin

e 2

,00

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Orc

hard

Pon

d P

arkw

ay T

rail

50

0,0

00

Le

on

Cit

y of

Tam

arac

- B

ikew

ay P

roje

ct P

hase

s 5

and

6 4

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

1899

Test

ing

of

soft

war

e vi

deo

ana

lyti

cs 1

,50

0,0

00

St

atew

ide

Circ

umve

nts

the

tran

spor

tati

on w

ork

pro

gra

m p

roce

ss.

Dup

licat

ive

of c

urre

nt D

OT

effor

ts.

The

rem

aind

er o

f th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Tra

nsp

orta

tion

list

con

sist

s of

“E

cono

mic

Dev

elop

men

t Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Pro

ject

s” -

The

se 4

3 ea

rmar

ked

pro

ject

s, w

orth

$39

mill

ion,

byp

asse

d t

he e

stab

lishe

d D

OT

“roa

d f

und

” ev

alua

tion

pro

cess

. The

tota

l STT

F f

und

ing

for

thi

s lin

e-it

em is

$4

0.5

mill

ion,

leav

ing

onl

y $1

.5 m

illio

n to

be

allo

cate

d t

hrou

gh

the

pro

cess

. The

Leg

isla

ture

cre

ated

thi

s p

rog

ram

to

fund

tra

nsp

orta

tion

pro

ject

s th

at p

rom

ote

econ

omic

dev

elop

men

t an

d g

row

th.

DO

T, w

ith

inp

ut f

rom

DE

P a

nd E

nter

pri

se F

lori

da,

sha

ll re

view

the

pro

ject

s an

d g

ive

final

ap

pro

val.

The

law

con

tain

s re

qui

rem

ents

and

cri

teri

a fo

r ev

alua

tion

. E

arm

arki

ng p

roje

cts

byp

asse

s th

is s

tatu

tori

ly c

reat

ed p

roce

ss, a

nd a

dd

ing

pro

ject

s on

top

of

the

$15

mill

ion

req

uest

ed b

y D

OT

will

neg

ativ

ely

affec

t p

roje

cts

in t

he w

ork

pro

gra

m.

The

$25

mill

ion

was

ad

ded

by

red

ucin

g f

und

ing

for

res

urfa

cing

, pre

limin

ary

eng

inee

ring

and

intr

asta

te c

onst

ruct

ion.

Thi

s ro

ad f

und

keep

s g

etti

ng la

rger

, ad

din

g m

ore

and

mor

e m

emb

er p

roje

cts

that

are

out

sid

e of

the

sta

te’s

coo

rdin

ated

tra

nsp

orta

tion

pla

nnin

g s

yste

m. T

his

year

’s li

stin

g o

f p

roje

cts

has

10 m

ore

pro

ject

s an

d c

osts

$10

mill

ion

mor

e th

an t

he la

st b

udg

et.

Alm

ost

none

of

thes

e ea

rmar

ked

pro

ject

s ar

e in

the

wor

k p

rog

ram

, but

som

e m

ay h

ave

bee

n fu

nded

bef

ore

and

som

e m

ay h

ave

rela

ted

pro

ject

s in

the

wor

k p

rog

ram

. Som

e of

the

pro

ject

s ar

e lo

cal r

oad

s, w

hich

sho

uld

not

be

fund

ed

wit

h St

ate

Tran

spor

tati

on T

rust

Fun

d d

olla

rs. S

ome

may

not

be

the

typ

e of

pro

ject

s D

OT

norm

ally

und

erta

kes.

Sev

eral

of

thes

e p

roje

cts

wer

e p

rese

nted

to

the

Sena

te A

pp

rop

riat

ions

Sub

com

mit

tee

on T

rans

por

tati

on, T

ouri

sm a

nd

Eco

nom

ic D

evel

opm

ent.

Flo

rid

a Ta

xWat

ch c

omm

end

s th

at p

roce

ss b

ut b

ecau

se t

here

is a

sta

tuto

ry p

roce

ss f

or e

cono

mic

dev

elop

men

t tr

ansp

orta

tion

pro

ject

s th

at t

hese

byp

ass,

and

the

neg

ativ

e im

pac

t th

ey w

ill h

ave

on p

roje

cts

that

are

in t

he t

rans

por

tati

on w

ork

pro

gra

m, t

hey

are

still

incl

uded

her

e. P

roje

cts

in o

ther

are

as o

f th

e b

udg

et t

hat

wer

e p

rese

nted

in t

hat

com

mit

tee

and

wer

e p

ut in

the

Sen

ate

bud

get

and

did

not

vio

late

suc

h a

pro

cess

are

not

on

the

bud

get

tur

key

list.

The

Lud

lam

Red

evel

opm

ent

pro

ject

is in

the

wor

k p

rog

ram

and

par

tial

ly f

und

ed w

ith

Gen

eral

Rev

enue

tha

t w

as a

dd

ed in

the

Sen

ate

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist-

-it

is n

ot in

clud

ed o

n th

is li

st.

190

6P

ensa

cola

-Esc

amb

ia P

rom

otio

n an

d D

evel

opm

ent

Com

mis

sion

2,0

00

,00

0

Esc

amb

ia

Bri

tt R

oad

Bri

dg

e R

epla

cem

ent

1,7

33,0

00

M

arti

n

Lake

Sho

re B

oule

vard

Acc

ess

Roa

d 4

10,0

00

TB

D

CR

466

A P

hase

3 2

,750

,00

0

TBD

Sout

hwes

t R

anch

es G

uard

rails

Inst

alla

tion

30

0,0

00

B

row

ard

Nor

th L

aud

erd

ale

Stre

et L

ight

s 1

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

Nor

th L

aud

erd

ale

Sid

ewal

k R

epla

cem

ent

10

0,0

00

B

row

ard

Nor

th L

aud

erd

ale

Stre

et R

esur

faci

ng/K

imb

erly

Bou

leva

rd 2

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

Laud

erd

ale

Lake

s N

orth

wes

t 31

st A

ve C

orri

dor

Imp

rove

men

t 1

,00

0,0

00

B

row

ard

Laud

erd

ale

Lake

s Si

dew

alk

Rep

air

and

Rep

lace

men

t 2

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d


Dya

l Roa

d P

avin

g 2

58,0

00

N

assa

u

Lake

Wor

th P

ark

of C

omm

erce

2,5

00

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

Pin

e H

ills

Roa

d/S

ilver

Sta

r R

oad

Inte

rsec

tion

Cro

ssw

alk

150

,00

0

Ora

nge

Max

Bre

wer

Cau

sew

ay B

eaut

ifica

tion

80

0,0

00

B

reva

rd

Jack

sonv

ille

Mon

crie

f D

insm

ore

Roa

d B

rid

ge

Rep

lace

men

t 5

00

,00

0

Duv

al

Cit

y of

Cor

al S

pri

ngs

Uni

vers

ity

Dri

ve R

esur

faci

ng 3

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

Cit

y of

Ven

ice

Roa

d Im

pro

vem

ent

Pro

ject

1,3

00

,00

0

Sara

sota

Op

a Lo

cka

Air

por

t/R

oad

way

Infr

astr

uctu

re Im

pro

vem

ents

1,0

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

St. J

ohns

Fer

ry P

hase

II/J

acks

onvi

lle F

erry

1,0

00

,00

0

Duv

al

15th

Str

eet

Bea

utifi

cati

on P

roje

ct -

Riv

iera

Bea

ch 4

50,0

00

P

alm

Bea

ch

Alic

o R

oad

, Lee

Cou

nty

1,0

00

,00

0

Lee

Blin

d P

ass

Roa

d R

edes

ign

- C

ity

of S

t. P

ete

Bea

ch 1

,00

0,0

00

P

inel

las

Bro

adw

ay C

orri

dor

Rev

ital

izat

ion

450

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

Cit

rus

Gro

ve R

oad

- 2

7 to

Tur

npik

e 1

,50

0,0

00

La

ke

Cit

y of

Cap

e C

oral

Sid

ewal

k Sa

fety

Pro

ject

450

,00

0

Lee

Cit

y of

Mou

nt D

ora

- U

.S. 4

41

Uti

lity

Rel

ocat

ion

1,0

00

,00

0

Lake

Sunn

y Is

les

Bea

ch’s

Nor

th B

ay R

oad

Em

erg

ency

/Ped

estr

ian

Bri

dg

e 5

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

Cit

y of

Um

atill

a R

oad

way

Reh

abili

tati

on a

nd P

avin

g 1

,050

,00

0

Lake

Ed

ucat

ion

Cor

rid

or-

MLK

Bou

leva

rd S

tree

tsca

pe

Imp

rove

men

ts (

Pha

se II

I) 5

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Gla

des

Are

a St

reet

Res

urfa

cing

& R

econ

stru

ctio

n 1

,00

0,0

00

G

lad

es

Mia

mi B

each

ITS

and

Sm

art

Par

king

Sys

tem

750

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

NE

163

rd S

tree

t/N

E 3

5th

Ave

Im

pro

vem

ents

- N

Mia

mi B

each

1,0

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

Old

smar

- D

oug

las

Roa

d/B

urb

ank

Roa

d Im

pro

vem

ents

1,5

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

Sant

a R

osa

Cou

nty

I-10

Ind

ustr

ial P

ark

1,0

00

,00

0

Sant

a R

osa

US

1 "C

omp

lete

Str

eets

", V

illag

e of

Teq

uest

a 3

00

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

US

Hig

hway

19

Mul

ti-M

odal

Tra

il O

verp

ass

750

,00

0

Pas

co

Wal

ton

Cou

nty

Inte

rmod

al T

rans

por

tati

on In

nova

tion

Pro

gra

m 5

00

,00

0

Wal

ton

Wid

enin

g o

f O

ld D

ixie

Hig

hway

- N

assa

u C

ount

y 1

,50

0,0

00

N

assa

u

Mus

cog

ee R

oad

Fre

ight

Cor

rid

or Im

pro

vem

ents

- E

scam

bia

1,6

74,0

00

E

scam

bia

Mar

ine

Nav

igab

ility

Imp

rove

men

ts -

Lox

ahat

chee

Riv

er 1

,50

0,0

00

TB

D

I-95

Sti

rlin

g R

oad

Imp

rove

men

ts -

Dan

ia B

each

1,0

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

Dav

is R

oad

Ext

ensi

on -

Har

ney

Roa

d t

o M

aisl

in D

r. -

Tem

ple

Ter

race

1,0

00

,00

0

Hill

sbor

oug

h

Fra

nklin

Str

eet

Trai

l - O

coee

50

0,0

00

O

rang

e


DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F EC

ON

OM

IC O

PPO

RTU

NIT

Y

2177

A

Ele

men

ts G

reen

Bus

ines

s In

cub

ator

Pro

gra

m -

Mia

mi G

ard

ens

20

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

This

yea

r, W

orkf

orce

, Com

mun

ity

Dev

elop

men

t an

d E

cono

mic

Dev

elop

men

t p

roje

cts

wer

e fu

nded

at

a co

st o

f $6

4 m

illio

n. T

hese

pro

ject

s ar

e al

mos

t ex

clus

ivel

y lo

cal m

emb

er p

roje

cts.

Th

ese

are

the

pro

ject

s th

at w

ere

add

ed d

urin

g c

onfe

renc

e. B

ecau

se t

here

is n

o es

tab

lishe

d

pro

cess

for

sel

ecti

ng t

hese

typ

es o

f p

roje

cts,

and

due

to

the

focu

s of

the

Gov

erno

r an

d

Leg

isla

ture

on

econ

omic

dev

elop

men

t an

d jo

b c

reat

ion,

pro

ject

s th

at s

urfa

ced

ear

lier

in t

he

pro

cess

are

not

des

igna

ted

tur

keys

. Sti

ll, a

bet

ter

pro

cess

is n

eed

ed.

Flo

rid

a Ta

xWat

ch h

as b

een

calli

ng f

or s

uch

a p

roce

ss f

or s

ever

al y

ears

, and

the

num

ber

of

pro

ject

s fu

nded

in t

hese

line

-ite

ms

cont

inue

s to

gro

w, w

ith

man

y p

roje

cts

add

ed v

ery

late

in t

he b

udg

et p

roce

ss.

Thes

e lin

e-it

ems

have

als

o b

ecom

e a

sort

of

"cat

ch-a

ll" p

lace

for

mem

ber

pro

ject

s. C

ultu

ral

pro

ject

s, p

arks

, his

tori

c p

rop

erti

es, h

omel

ess

serv

ices

, ed

ucat

ion

pro

ject

s an

d o

ther

pro

ject

s th

at p

rob

ably

sho

uld

see

k fu

ndin

g t

hrou

gh

othe

r ar

eas

of t

he b

udg

et, h

ave

all f

ound

the

ir w

ay

into

the

se li

ne-i

tem

s. In

fac

t, so

me

app

eare

d in

oth

er p

arts

of

the

bud

get

ear

lier

in t

he p

roce

ss.

Flo

rid

a Ta

xWat

ch is

rec

omm

end

ing

tha

t th

e G

over

nor,

alon

g w

ith

the

DE

O a

nd E

nter

pri

se

Flo

rid

a, m

ake

an a

sses

smen

t of

all

fund

ed p

roje

cts.

Flo

rid

a Ta

xWat

ch f

urth

er r

ecom

men

ds

that

th

e Le

gis

latu

re c

reat

e a

com

pet

itiv

e se

lect

ion

pro

cess

for

the

se p

roje

cts,

to

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

th

ey a

re c

onsi

sten

t w

ith

the

goa

ls o

f th

e st

ate

econ

omic

dev

elop

men

t p

rog

ram

, tha

t th

ere

is a

re

ason

able

ass

uran

ce t

hat

they

will

pro

vid

e ne

w jo

bs

and

a p

osit

ive

retu

rn o

n in

vest

men

t, an

d

that

the

re a

re a

ccou

ntab

ility

and

per

form

ance

mea

sure

s in

pla

ce t

o sa

feg

uard

the

tax

pay

ers’

in

vest

men

t.

Nat

iona

l Org

of

Bla

ck E

lect

ed L

egis

lati

ve W

omen

Con

vent

ion

50

,00

0

25,

00

0

Stat

ewid

e

The

Div

ersi

ty In

itia

tive

- T

amp

a 1

00

,00

0

60

0,0

00

H

illsb

orou

gh

2216

Jack

sonv

ille

Dow

ntow

n In

vest

men

t A

utho

rity

-Urb

an H

omes

tead

ing

1,0

00

,00

0

Duv

al

Eas

t O

rang

e R

egio

nal R

ecre

atio

n C

ente

r 1

,00

0,0

00

O

rlan

do

Tam

pa

Hei

ght

s Yo

uth

Civ

ic C

ente

r R

eloc

atio

n 1

,20

0,0

00

H

illsb

orou

gh

Tran

siti

ons

Hou

se H

omel

essn

ess

Vet

eran

s P

rog

ram

150

,00

0

Osc

eola

Lant

ana

Com

mun

ity

Cen

ter

Bui

ldin

g 5

00

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

Mar

co Is

land

Res

cue

Fire

/EM

S Fa

cilit

y 2

50,0

00

C

ollie

r

Jack

son

Cou

nty

Fire

and

Res

cue

Cen

ter

60

0,0

00

Ja

ckso

n

Vet

eran

s M

emor

ial P

ark

Imp

rove

men

ts -

Ft.

Pie

rce

10

0,0

00

St

. Luc

ie

Alc

azar

Hot

el -

Lig

htne

r M

useu

m R

esto

rati

on 2

50,0

00

St

. Joh

ns

St. P

eter

sbur

g W

areh

ouse

Art

s D

istr

ict

250

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

Nor

th F

lori

da

Uni

que

Ab

iliti

es R

ecre

atio

nal P

ark

(Moo

dy

Par

k) 2

00

,00

0

Cla

y

2234

Bea

ver

Stre

et E

nter

pri

se C

ente

r 3

00

,00

0

Duv

al

Wes

t E

nd -

Sta

rtU

p F

IU 7

50,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Wes

t E

nd T

ech

Cen

ter

50

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Gul

f C

oast

Uni

vers

ity

Inst

for

Ent

rep

and

Eco

nom

ic In

cub

ator

s, In

c. 2

50,0

00

Le

e

GO

VER

NO

R'S

OFF

ICE

2568

Em

erg

ency

Op

erat

ions

Cen

ter

- G

ener

ator

- P

lant

atio

n 5

0,0

00

B

row

ard

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F M

AN

AG

EMEN

T SE

RV

ICES

2688

DM

S-in

dep

end

ent

and

ob

ject

ive

info

rmat

ion

tech

nolo

gy

rese

arch

50

,00

0

Stat

ewid

eA

dd

ed in

late

in t

he c

onfe

renc

e (H

ouse

sup

ple

men

tal l

ist)

.

DEP

AR

TMEN

T O

F ST

ATE

3077

AH

isto

ric

Cap

tain

Jeff

ries

Hou

se R

esto

rati

on 7

5,0

00

P

asco

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e. B

ypas

sed

the

his

tori

c p

rop

erti

es g

rant

pro

cess

.

His

tori

c Se

min

ole

Thea

ter

- H

omes

tead

60

0,0

00

M

iam

i-D

ade

Ad

ded

in c

onfe

renc

e. B

ypas

sed

the

his

tori

c p

rop

erti

es g

rant

pro

cess

. D

oub

led

ver

y la

te (

Sena

te

sup

ple

men

tal)

.

143

Item

s

$39

,460

,714

GR

$65,

470

,00

0 T

rust

Fun

d

$10

4,9

30,7

14 T

otal


FY20

16-1

7 Flor

ida T

axW

atch

Tur

key L

ist by

Cou

nty

ITE

M #

DE

SCR

IPTI

ON

$GR

$TF

CO

UN

TY

146

Foun

dat

ion

for

Hea

lthy

Flo

rid

ians

- p

rovi

de

phy

sici

ans

info

750

,00

0

Ala

chua

466

Ala

chua

Cou

nty

Org

aniz

atio

n fo

r R

ural

Nee

ds

(AC

OR

N)

650

,00

0

Ala

chua

1895

Hig

h Sp

ring

s -

New

ber

ry R

ail C

orri

dor

2,0

00

,00

0

Ala

chua

111

Bre

vard

Pub

lic S

choo

ls A

viat

ion

and

Man

ufac

turi

ng T

ech

Hig

h Sc

hool

Pro

gra

ms

50

0,0

00

Bre

vard

258

Eas

ter

Seal

s F

lori

da

- B

reva

rd C

ount

y 5

0,0

00

Bre

vard

1174

AC

ross

win

ds

Yout

h Se

rvic

es, I

nc. -

HVA

C S

yste

ms

and

Flo

orin

g 1

75,12

4

Bre

vard

1699

AW

est

Mel

bou

rne

Com

mun

ity

Par

k Im

pro

vem

ent

1,0

50,0

00

Bre

vard

190

6M

ax B

rew

er C

ause

way

Bea

utifi

cati

on 8

00

,00

0

Bre

vard

69A

Nov

a So

uthe

aste

rn U

nive

rsit

y -

Hea

lth

Pro

gra

ms

150

,00

0

Bro

war

d

261D

AR

C o

f B

row

ard

- C

ulin

ary

Pro

gra

m 7

50,0

00

Bro

war

d

349

Sout

h F

lori

da

Stat

e H

osp

ital

524

,868

B

row

ard

1586

AC

ity

of L

aud

erhi

ll -

new

line

ar p

arkw

ay p

ark

850

,00

0

Bro

war

d

1699

AW

est

Par

k W

ater

Tow

er P

ark

150

,00

0

Bro

war

d

1895

Cit

y of

Tam

arac

- B

ikew

ay P

roje

ct P

hase

s 5

and

6 4

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

190

6So

uthw

est

Ran

ches

Gua

rdra

ils In

stal

lati

on 3

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

190

6N

orth

Lau

der

dal

e St

reet

Lig

hts

10

0,0

00

Bro

war

d

190

6N

orth

Lau

der

dal

e Si

dew

alk

Rep

lace

men

t 1

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

190

6N

orth

Lau

der

dal

e St

reet

Res

urfa

cing

/Kim

ber

ly B

oule

vard

20

0,0

00

Bro

war

d

190

6La

uder

dal

e La

kes

Nor

thw

est

31st

Ave

Cor

rid

or Im

pro

vem

ent

1,0

00

,00

0

Bro

war

d

190

6La

uder

dal

e La

kes

Sid

ewal

k R

epai

r an

d R

epla

cem

ent

20

0,0

00

Bro

war

d

190

6C

ity

of C

oral

Sp

ring

s U

nive

rsit

y D

rive

Res

urfa

cing

30

0,0

00

Bro

war

d

190

6I-

95 S

tirl

ing

Roa

d Im

pro

vem

ents

- D

ania

Bea

ch 1

,00

0,0

00

Bro

war

d


2568

Em

erg

ency

Op

erat

ions

Cen

ter

- G

ener

ator

- P

lant

atio

n 5

0,0

00

Bro

war

d

1170

Cla

y C

ount

y A

lter

nati

ve S

WE

AT

Pro

gra

m 2

50,0

00

Cla

y

1699

AC

lay

Cou

nty,

Moo

dy

Ave

nue

Par

k 3

00

,00

0

130

,00

0

Cla

y

2216

Nor

th F

lori

da

Uni

que

Ab

iliti

es R

ecre

atio

nal P

ark

(Moo

dy

Par

k) 2

00

,00

0

Cla

y

114

AA

cad

emie

s of

Cla

y C

ount

y Sc

hool

s 1

,00

0,0

00

Cla

y

2216

Mar

co Is

land

Res

cue

Fire

/EM

S Fa

cilit

y 2

50,0

00

Col

lier

349

Flo

rid

a C

ivil

Com

mit

men

t C

ente

r 1

,70

6,10

2 D

eSot

o

114

BN

orth

Flo

rid

a Sc

hool

of

Spec

ial E

duc

atio

n E

xpan

sion

Pro

ject

2,0

00

,00

0

Duv

al

1170

Way

man

Com

mun

ity

Dev

elop

men

t A

t-R

isk

Serv

ices

Pro

gra

m 1

00

,00

0

Duv

al

190

6Ja

ckso

nvill

e M

oncr

ief

Din

smor

e R

oad

Bri

dg

e R

epla

cem

ent

50

0,0

00

Duv

al

190

6St

. Joh

ns F

erry

Pha

se II

/Jac

kson

ville

Fer

ry 1

,00

0,0

00

Duv

al

2216

Jack

sonv

ille

Dow

ntow

n In

vest

men

t A

utho

rity

-Urb

an H

omes

tead

ing

1,0

00

,00

0

Duv

al

2234

Bea

ver

Stre

et E

nter

pri

se C

ente

r 3

00

,00

0

Duv

al

111

Nat

iona

l Flig

ht A

cad

emy

421

,495

E

scam

bia

190

6P

ensa

cola

-Esc

amb

ia P

rom

otio

n an

d D

evel

opm

ent

Com

mis

sion

2,0

00

,00

0

Esc

amb

ia

190

6M

usco

gee

Roa

d F

reig

ht C

orri

dor

Imp

rove

men

ts -

Esc

amb

ia 1

,674

,00

0

Esc

amb

ia

190

6G

lad

es A

rea

Stre

et R

esur

faci

ng &

Rec

onst

ruct

ion

1,0

00

,00

0

Gla

des

144

2BH

ard

ee C

ount

y C

attl

emen

's A

rena

30

0,0

00

Har

dee

750

Tam

pa

Bay

Car

eer

Pat

hway

s C

olla

bor

ativ

e M

anuf

actu

ring

Em

plo

ymen

t an

d R

eent

ry P

rog

ram

50

0,0

00

Hill

sbor

oug

h/P

inel

las

144

2BH

illsb

orou

gh

Cou

nty

Fair

50

0,0

00

Hill

sbor

oug

h

1859

Fix

ed G

uid

eway

Tra

nsit

Op

por

tuni

ty 1

00

,00

0

Hill

sbor

oug

h

190

6D

avis

Roa

d E

xten

sion

- H

arne

y R

oad

to

Mai

slin

Dr.

- Te

mp

le T

erra

ce 1

,00

0,0

00

Hill

sbor

oug

h

2177

ATh

e D

iver

sity

Init

iati

ve -

Tam

pa

10

0,0

00

60

0,0

00

Hill

sbor

oug

h

2216

Tam

pa

Hei

ght

s Yo

uth

Civ

ic C

ente

r R

eloc

atio

n 1

,20

0,0

00

Hill

sbor

oug

h


258

AR

C o

f In

dia

n R

iver

- E

mp

loym

ent

Ass

ista

nce

in A

qua

cult

ure

268

,30

3 In

dia

n R

iver

2216

Jack

son

Cou

nty

Fire

and

Res

cue

Cen

ter

60

0,0

00

Jack

son

258

AR

C S

unri

se o

f C

entr

al F

lori

da

250

,00

0

Lake

1698

AE

usti

s Su

nset

Par

k 1

00

,00

0

Lake

1699

AV

eter

ans

Mem

oria

l at

Foun

tain

Par

k 7

5,0

00

Lake

190

6C

itru

s G

rove

Roa

d -

27

to T

urnp

ike

1,5

00

,00

0

Lake

190

6C

ity

of M

ount

Dor

a -

U.S

. 44

1 U

tilit

y R

eloc

atio

n 1

,00

0,0

00

Lake

190

6C

ity

of U

mat

illa

Roa

dw

ay R

ehab

ilita

tion

and

Pav

ing

1,0

50,0

00

Lake

190

6A

lico

Roa

d, L

ee C

ount

y 1

,00

0,0

00

Lee

190

6C

ity

of C

ape

Cor

al S

idew

alk

Safe

ty P

roje

ct 4

50,0

00

Lee

2234

Gul

f C

oast

Uni

vers

ity

Inst

for

Ent

rep

and

Eco

nom

ic In

cub

ator

s, In

c. 2

50,0

00

Lee

1895

Orc

hard

Pon

d P

arkw

ay T

rail

50

0,0

00

Leon

1847

DSo

uth

Flo

rid

a M

useu

m a

nd B

isho

p P

lane

tari

um -

Par

ker

Man

atee

Aq

uari

um 2

50,0

00

Man

atee

1863

Por

t M

anat

ee 3

00

,00

0

Man

atee

1699

AB

elle

view

Sp

orts

ple

x Ir

rig

atio

n 5

00

,00

0

Mar

ion

190

6B

ritt

Roa

d B

rid

ge

Rep

lace

men

t 1

,733

,00

0

Mar

tin

750

Flo

rid

a H

IRE

Pilo

t p

rog

ram

750

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e, H

illsb

.,Ora

nge

1478

AO

unce

Of

Pre

vent

ion

250

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e, O

rang

e, D

uval

33Th

e W

ow C

ente

r 8

3,79

3 M

iam

i-D

ade

111

Flo

rid

a V

entu

re F

ound

atio

n 1

25,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

201A

Uni

vers

ity

of M

iam

i Hos

pit

al -

pre

cisi

on m

edic

ine

init

iati

ve 1

,50

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

258

Uni

ted

Cer

ebra

l Pal

sy a

t G

old

en G

lad

es 7

5,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

349

Sout

h F

lori

da

Eva

luat

ion

and

Tre

atm

ent

Cen

ter

381

,554

M

iam

i-D

ade

349

Her

e's

Hel

p, I

nc.

387

,475

M

iam

i-D

ade

396B

Ag

ape

Net

wor

k -

bui

ldin

g r

enov

atio

n 2

45,

00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e


396C

Fello

wsh

ip H

ouse

250

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

466

Mia

mi B

each

Com

mun

ity

Hea

lth

Cen

ter

- N

orth

Den

tal C

ente

r 5

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

160

4A

Mia

mi R

iver

Com

mis

sion

- R

esto

rati

on 1

50,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

1699

AP

alm

etto

Bay

Par

ks G

irls

Sof

tbal

l Fie

lds

125

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

1859

Cit

y of

Hia

leah

Sen

ior

Cen

ter

Tran

spor

tati

on p

rog

ram

190

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

1895

The

Und

erlin

e 2

,00

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6O

pa

Lock

a A

irp

ort/

Roa

dw

ay In

fras

truc

ture

Imp

rove

men

ts 1

,00

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6Su

nny

Isle

s B

each

’s N

orth

Bay

Roa

d E

mer

gen

cy/P

edes

tria

n B

rid

ge

50

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6E

duc

atio

n C

orri

dor

- M

LK B

oule

vard

Str

eets

cap

e Im

pro

vem

ents

(P

hase

III)

50

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6M

iam

i Bea

ch IT

S an

d S

mar

t P

arki

ng S

yste

m 7

50,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6N

E 1

63rd

Str

eet/

NE

35t

h A

ve I

mp

rove

men

ts -

N M

iam

i Bea

ch 1

,00

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

2177

AE

lem

ents

Gre

en B

usin

ess

Incu

bat

or P

rog

ram

- M

iam

i Gar

den

s 2

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

2234

Wes

t E

nd -

Sta

rtU

p F

IU 7

50,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

2234

Wes

t E

nd T

ech

Cen

ter

50

0,0

00

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

3077

AH

isto

ric

Sem

inol

e Th

eate

r -

Hom

este

ad 6

00

,00

0

Mia

mi-

Dad

e

190

6D

yal R

oad

Pav

ing

258

,00

0

Nas

sau

190

6W

iden

ing

of

Old

Dix

ie H

ighw

ay -

Nas

sau

Cou

nty

1,5

00

,00

0

Nas

sau

261B

Rus

sel H

ome

- F

ixed

Cap

ital

Out

lay

for

reno

vati

ons

and

cod

e co

rrec

tion

s 1

,00

0,0

00

Ora

nge

1859

LYN

X T

rans

it o

per

atio

ns 1

,00

0,0

00

Ora

nge

190

6P

ine

Hill

s R

oad

/Silv

er S

tar

Roa

d In

ters

ecti

on C

ross

wal

k 1

50,0

00

Ora

nge

190

6F

rank

lin S

tree

t Tr

ail -

Oco

ee 5

00

,00

0

Ora

nge

2216

Eas

t O

rang

e R

egio

nal R

ecre

atio

n C

ente

r 1

,00

0,0

00

Orl

and

o

28A

Osc

eola

Sch

ool D

istr

ict

- F

ixed

Cap

ital

Out

lay

need

s 4

,00

0,0

00

Osc

eola

2216

Tran

siti

ons

Hou

se H

omel

essn

ess

Vet

eran

s P

rog

ram

150

,00

0

Osc

eola

190

6La

ke W

orth

Par

k of

Com

mer

ce 2

,50

0,0

00

Pal

m B

each


190

615

th S

tree

t B

eaut

ifica

tion

Pro

ject

- R

ivie

ra B

each

450

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

190

6B

road

way

Cor

rid

or R

evit

aliz

atio

n 4

50,0

00

Pal

m B

each

190

6U

S 1

"Com

ple

te S

tree

ts",

Vill

age

of T

eque

sta

30

0,0

00

Pal

m B

each

2216

Lant

ana

Com

mun

ity

Cen

ter

Bui

ldin

g 5

00

,00

0

Pal

m B

each

190

6U

S H

ighw

ay 1

9 M

ulti

-Mod

al T

rail

Ove

rpas

s 7

50,0

00

Pas

co

3077

AH

isto

ric

Cap

tain

Jeff

ries

Hou

se R

esto

rati

on 7

5,0

00

Pas

co

481

AC

lear

wat

er F

ree

Clin

ic 5

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1170

My

Chi

ldre

n's

Kee

per

250

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1698

AC

lear

wat

er M

cMul

len

Tenn

is F

ound

atio

n 1

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1698

ASe

min

ole

Wat

erfr

ont

Par

k 1

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1698

AC

lear

wat

er C

ount

rysi

de

Spor

ts C

omp

lex

Ren

ovat

ion

Exp

ansi

on 1

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1699

AF

rien

ds

of Is

land

Par

ks D

isco

very

Cen

ter

350

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

1895

Hon

eym

oon

Isla

nd S

pur

30

0,0

00

Pin

ella

s

190

6B

lind

Pas

s R

oad

Red

esig

n -

Cit

y of

St.

Pet

e B

each

1,0

00

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

190

6O

ldsm

ar -

Dou

gla

s R

oad

/Bur

ban

k R

oad

Imp

rove

men

ts 1

,50

0,0

00

Pin

ella

s

2216

St. P

eter

sbur

g W

areh

ouse

Art

s D

istr

ict

250

,00

0

Pin

ella

s

258

Our

Chi

ldre

n's

Aca

dem

y Th

erap

y Se

rvic

es 2

00

,00

0

Pol

k

78A

Tran

sfer

to

Ran

dy

Rob

erts

Fou

ndat

ion

20

0,0

00

Pol

k/St

atew

ide

1895

Jam

es E

. Kin

g, J

r. Tr

ail

20

0,0

00

Put

nam

190

6Sa

nta

Ros

a C

ount

y I-

10 In

dus

tria

l Par

k 1

,00

0,0

00

Sant

a R

osa

258

Love

land

Cen

ter

1,0

00

,00

0

Sara

sota

190

6C

ity

of V

enic

e R

oad

Imp

rove

men

t P

roje

ct 1

,30

0,0

00

Sara

sota

1867

Sem

inol

e C

ount

y R

S 17

-92

Fly

over

2,0

00

,00

0

Sem

inol

e

2216

Alc

azar

Hot

el -

Lig

htne

r M

useu

m R

esto

rati

on 2

50,0

00

St. J

ohns

1858

Trea

sure

Coa

st In

tern

atio

nal A

irp

ort

Exp

ansi

on 7

00

,00

0

1,8

27,5

00

St. L

ucie

1858

Trea

sure

Coa

st In

tern

atio

nal A

irp

ort

Inte

rmod

al L

ogis

tics

Des

ign

172

,50

0

St. L

ucie


2216

Vet

eran

s M

emor

ial P

ark

Imp

rove

men

ts -

Ft.

Pie

rce

10

0,0

00

St. L

ucie

109

Vir

tual

Pro

fess

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t fo

r Sc

hool

Boa

rd M

emb

ers

20

0,0

00

Stat

ewid

e

119

Flo

rid

a P

BS

Lear

ning

Med

ia C

onte

nt L

ibra

ry 8

82,0

00

Stat

ewid

e

124

Pilo

t O

nlin

e A

dul

t E

duc

atio

n fo

r St

ate

Lib

rary

Sys

tem

-Sm

art

Hor

izon

s C

aree

r O

nlin

e H

igh

Scho

ol 7

50,0

00

Stat

ewid

e

1874

Qui

et Z

ones

- r

ail c

ross

ing

s10

,00

0,0

00

Stat

ewid

e

1899

Test

ing

of

soft

war

e vi

deo

ana

lyti

cs 1

,50

0,0

00

Stat

ewid

e

2177

AN

atio

nal O

rg o

f B

lack

Ele

cted

Leg

isla

tive

Wom

en C

onve

ntio

n 5

0,0

00

25,

00

0

Stat

ewid

e

2688

DM

S-in

dep

end

ent

and

ob

ject

ive

info

rmat

ion

tech

nolo

gy

rese

arch

50

,00

0

Stat

ewid

e

111

Ben

chm

ark

& In

terv

enti

on/S

tud

ent

and

Tea

cher

Sup

por

t 1

,50

0,0

00

TBD

111

Col

leg

e P

rep

and

STE

M P

rog

ram

s fo

r G

irls

25,

00

0

TBD

111

Flo

rid

a C

hild

ren'

s In

itia

tive

60

0,0

00

TBD

111

I AM

A L

ead

er F

ound

atio

n 2

50,0

00

TBD

111

Juni

or A

chie

vem

ent

of F

lori

da

Foun

dat

ion,

Inc.

50

0,0

00

TBD

111

Min

orit

y M

ale

Init

iati

ve 4

00

,00

0

TBD

164

5AP

roce

ss W

ater

Tre

atm

ent

Tech

nolo

gie

s 1

,00

0,0

00

TBD

190

6La

ke S

hore

Bou

leva

rd A

cces

s R

oad

410

,00

0

TBD

190

6C

R 4

66A

Pha

se 3

2,7

50,0

00

TBD

190

6M

arin

e N

avig

abili

ty Im

pro

vem

ents

- L

oxah

atch

ee R

iver

1,5

00

,00

0

TBD

111

Vol

usia

Cou

nty

Scho

ols

Man

ufac

turi

ng 1

85,0

00

Vol

usia

190

6W

alto

n C

ount

y In

term

odal

Tra

nsp

orta

tion

Inno

vati

on P

rog

ram

50

0,0

00

Wal

ton

1529

AC

oast

al M

app

ing

and

Cor

ner

Res

tora

tion

1,5

00

,00

0


this page left intentionally blank

RESEARCH PROJECT TEAM

All Florida TaxWatch research done under the direction of Dominic M. Calabro, President, CEO, Publisher & Editor. FOR MORE InFORMATIOn: WWW.FlORIDATAxWATCH.ORg

Kurt Wenner, Project leader VP of Research

Robert Weissert Exec. VP & Counsel to the President

Chris Barry Director of Publications

Joe Follick Director of Communications & External Relations

Bob nave VP of Research

Elle Piloseno Research Analyst

Kyle Baltuch Economist

Josh gabel Outreach Coordinator

The findings in this Report are based on the data and sources referenced. Florida TaxWatch research is conducted with every reasonable attempt to verify the accuracy and reliability of the data, and the calculations and assumptions made herein. Please feel free to contact us if you feel that this paper is factually inaccurate.

The research findings and recommendations of Florida TaxWatch do not necessarily reflect the view of its donors, staff, Executive Committee, or Board of Trustees; and are not influenced by the individuals or organizations who may have sponsored the research.

This independent Report was made possible by the generous financial support of Florida TaxWatch donors.

This Report is intended for educational and informational purposes. If they appear, references to specific policy makers or private companies have been included solely to advance these purposes, and do not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of or by the Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Inc.

106 n. Bronough St., Tallahassee, Fl 32301 o: 850.222.5052 f: 850.222.7476 Copyright © March 2016, Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

As an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute and government watchdog, it is the mission of Florida TaxWatch to provide the citizens of Florida and public officials with high quality, independent research and analysis of issues related to state and local government taxation, expenditures, policies, and programs. Florida TaxWatch works to improve the productivity and accountability of Florida government. Its research recommends productivity enhancements and explains the statewide impact of fiscal and economic policies and practices on citizens and businesses.

Florida TaxWatch is supported by voluntary, tax-deductible memberships and private grants, and does not accept government funding. Memberships provide a solid, lasting foundation that has enabled Florida TaxWatch to bring about a more effective, responsive government that is accountable to the citizens it serves for more than three decades.

ABOUT FlORIDA TAxWATCH

FlORIDA TAxWATCH RESEARCH lEADERSHIP

Dominic M. Calabro President & CEORobert Weissert, Esq. Exec. VP & Counsel to the Pres.Kurt Wenner VP of ResearchBob Nave VP of Research

FLORIDA TAXWATCH VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

Michelle Robinson ChairmanDavid Mann Chairman-ElectSenator Pat neal TreasurerSenator george leMieux SecretarySteve Evans Senior Advisor

2016 budget turkey watch report - florida taxwatch … analysis of the transparency and...

Documents