April 2022
FACT SHEET
Nassau County, FL
Construction (C)
Congressional District: 4
1. DESCRIPTION
Nassau County is the northernmost county on the east coast of Florida. Amelia Island forms the eastern border, stretching 13 miles south from the St. Mary’s River to the Nassau River. The Water Resources Development Act of 1988 authorized the Nassau County, Florida shore protection project. The authorized project area is located on the Atlantic Shorefront of Amelia Island in Nassau County. The project provides for initial fill for 3.6 miles of shoreline and periodic nourishment along 4.3 miles as needed. The project cost share reflects Section 111 cost mitigation for downdraft impacts of the Federal navigation project, Fernandina Harbor.
2. FUNDING
| Estimated Total Cost |
$436,700,000 |
| Estimated Federal Cost |
$345,100,000 |
Regular Civil Works Funds:
| Allocation thru FY21 |
$19,729,000 |
3. SPONSOR
City of Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
4. STATUS
The next renourishment is scheduled for FY24. Per current Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Strategy, the Nassau County Shore Protection Project will be partially renourished as a disposal area for beach quality material dredged from the Kings Bay Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging Project.
