May 2025
FACT SHEET
Manatee Harbor, FL
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional Districts: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 FY25 |
$0 |
| President's Budget FY26 |
TBD |
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b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:
| Current Working Estimate |
$3,000,000 |
| Allocation thru FY24 |
$2,968,000 |
| Allocation for FY25 |
$0 |
| |
|
c. P.L. 117-58: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:
| Allocation thru FY24 |
$12,000,000 |
| Allocation for FY25 |
$0 |
| |
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3. SPONSOR
Manatee County Port Authority
300 Tampa Bay Way, Suite I
Palmetto, Florida 34221-6608
4. STATUS
Maintenance dredging of the project was last completed in FY23. In FY24, the second phase of offloading dredged material from the upland disposal area began, which includes hauling of over 700,000 cubic yards to create additional upland capacity for future maintenance dredging. The offloaded material is being beneficially used as fill for an environmental restoration project at Washington Park. The next maintenance dredging event is scheduled for FY26.
