May 2023
FACT SHEET
Everglades Harbor
Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional Districts: 19, 26
1. DESCRIPTION
The project consists of a channel 8 feet deep and 60 feet wide from that depth in the Gulf of Mexico to mile 1.5 in Barron River, with a turning basin about 0.5 acres in area near the upper end. The length of the project is about 9.2 miles. Public Law 86-645, approved on July 14, 1960, authorized the improvement of the Everglades harbor and channel in Collier County, Florida, in accordance with House Document No. 147, 86th Congress, First Session.
2. FUNDING
Allocation for FY23 |
$0 |
President’s Budget FY24 |
$0 |
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a. P.L. 117-43: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA):
Allocation for FY23 |
$5,000,000 |
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3. SPONSOR
City of Everglades
102 Copeland Avenue N.
Everglades City, FL 34139
4. STATUS
Everglades Harbor was last dredged in 1965. FY23 DRSAA appropriations were made available to begin preparing plans and specifications for an upcoming maintenance dredging event.