May 2023
FACT SHEET
Manatee Harbor, FL
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional District: 16
1. DESCRIPTION
The project provides for federal maintenance of an existing 40-feet-deep by 400-feet-wide entrance channel and basin and extension of the south channel. The entrance channel extends approximately 3 miles in length from the turning basin to its intersection with the Tampa Harbor Main Channel.
2. FUNDING
a. Regular Civil Works Funds:
| Allocation for FY23 |
$4,445,000 |
| President's Budget FY24 |
$240,000 |
b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$3,000,000 |
| Allocation for FY22 |
$0 |
c. P.L. 117-58: Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law:
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$12,000,000 |
| Allocation for FY22 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
Manatee Port Authority
300 Tampa Bay Way, Suite 1
Palmetto, Florida 34221-6608
4. STATUS
Maintenance dredging of the project was completed in March 2020. In 2021, approximately 200,000 cubic yards of dredged material was offloaded from the upland disposal facility to create additional upland capacity for future maintenance dredged material while providing beneficial use for environmental restoration at Washington Park. The next maintenance dredging event is scheduled to be completed in FY23, and the next offloading event is scheduled for contract award in late FY23.
