佛罗里达大沼泽地的恢复项新利18备用网址目将在未来几年中加剧,随着对州和联邦支出的努力和最近的增长的政治兴趣越来越大。

In September, the South Florida Water Management District approved a $1.2-billion budget, up $236 million from the previous year and the largest since 2011, says Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida policy directorm noting that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), in his 2020 budget, allocated more than $625 million for restoration, with a pledge for similar spending over the next three years.

The Trump administration and Congress also hiked spending on Everglades restoration to $200 million for fiscal 2020, from $67.5 million in 2019. The administration requested a further $50 million for 2021, which began Oct. 1, but all federal programs are operating at 2020 levels through Dec. 11 under a continuing resolution.

新的预算将使该地区能够履行其义务,该义务可追溯到2000年。如果州和国会授权拟议的工作,从2020年到2030年,南佛罗里达州生态系统修复的价格将从2022年的7.1亿美元增加到2024年的11.93亿美元,而2025年在2025年上涨了1.193亿美元。

9月初,佛罗里达州的运输部授予了一项关键项目的一项耗资2亿美元的合同,即Tamiami Trail下一步。工作将于11月开始,以完成迈阿密和南佛罗里达州墨西哥湾沿岸6.5英里的道路筹集6.5英里,以消除自1920年代后期以来的严重障碍,阻止了向南部大沼泽地的水输送。国家公园管理局还提供资金。

Last month, the Corps also awarded contracts totaling $81 million for four separate Everglades restoration projects.