Florida Developing Plan For BP Disaster Money

June 29, 2013

Florida has moved a step closer to determining how to spread around money it gets from the federal fines imposed on BP for the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gulf Consortium to create the process for developing Florida’s spending plan for its share of money from the 2012 Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act.

“This agreement with the Governor provides us with the opportunity to fully coordinate the collective efforts of all levels of government to restore and protect Florida’s gulf waters,” said Grover Robinson, Escambia County Commissioner and Gulf Consortium Chairman. “The Gulf Consortium is ready to get to work on a transparent plan that will best enhance the economic and environmental recovery of our coastal communities and the state of Florida.”

“Development of a comprehensive and thoughtful plan will ensure that Florida moves towards environmental and economic recovery of the Gulf,” Scott said in a statement.

The June 2012 Act directs up to $21 billion from fines imposed on BP to the five Gulf Coast states. The consortium is comprised of the 23 Gulf Coast counties, including Escambia and Santa Rosa.

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One Response to “Florida Developing Plan For BP Disaster Money”

  1. capt on June 29th, 2013 6:25 am

    If people only new how many times this happens and it not reported they would be amazed …and ya’ll would y gas is so high every time u sue the gas company’s the savings r passed on to us …think about it

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