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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 5 - NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENT/GROWTH MANAGEMENT/TRANSPORTATION agreements with the Polk Regional Water Cooperative and must be distributed in accordance with the projects identified in the Annual Comprehensive Water Resources Report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to section 373.463, Florida Statutes, to finance the cost of designing or constructing projects that protect, restore, or enhance the headwaters of the river systems located in Polk County. 1733 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AID - NON-POINT SOURCE (NPS) MANAGEMENT PLANNING GRANTS FROM LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND . . 5,000,000 1736 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA KEYS AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 20,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 1736 are provided to the Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of entering into financial assistance agreements with local governments located in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern or the City of Key West Area of Critical State Concern, to be distributed in accordance with the existing interlocal agreement among the Village of Islamorada, the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, the City of Marathon, the Monroe County/Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, the City of Key West, and Key Colony Beach, to finance or refinance the cost of constructing sewage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities, building projects that protect, restore, or enhance nearshore water quality and fisheries, such as stormwater or canal restoration projects and projects to protect water resources available to the Florida Keys, or for the purpose of land acquisition within the Florida Keys Area of Critical Concern as authorized pursuant to section 259.045, Florida Statutes, with increased priority given these acquisitions that achieve a combination of conservation goals, including protecting Florida’s water resources and natural groundwater recharge. 1737 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS - ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 55,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 1737, are provided to the water supply and water resource development grant program to help communities plan for and implement conservation, reuse, and other water supply and water resource development projects. Priority funding will be given to regional projects in the areas of greatest need and for projects that provide the greatest benefit. The department shall identify and research all viable alternative water supply resources and provide an assessment of funding needs critical to supporting Florida’s growing economy. 1738 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY SMALL COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT GRANTS FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 8,000,000 1739 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS - SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE MUNICIPAL GRANTS (OSG) PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 300,000 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 1,500,000 1740 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 25,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 1740 are provided for water quality improvement projects within the Caloosahatchee River Watershed. 288