Resilient Florida Trust Fund (SB 2514 / HB 7021)
This bill would create the Resilient Florida Trust Fund administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide funding to the Resilient Florida Grant Program and the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan. Florida DEP may also use the trust to fund the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation, […]
Always Ready: Flooding & Sea Level Rise Act (SB 1954 / HB 7019)
The Florida Always Ready Act would dedicate $100 million annually to develop and implement Florida’s first-ever Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan and fund local resilience projects. SB 1954 calls for a statewide flood risk assessment, provides funding to local governments for planning and implementing flood resilience projects, and establishes the Florida Flood […]
