All of the dollars impacting Tampa Bay vetoed by DeSantis

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion budget into law on Wednesday while also vetoing nearly $950 million in spending.

In his 39-page veto letter, the governor said, "Governments should strive to do more with less. It can be done, and my action today cements that lesson for the nation." 

Some of the vetoed items included $26 million for cultural and museum grants, according to The News Service of Florida. St. Petersburg's Dali Museum will lose out on $500,000 in funding for an educational outreach program.

The city also lost $550,000 for a shoreline revitalization project in North Shore Park. In Tampa, the Palmetto Beach neighborhood will not get a $1 million project meant to combat sea level rise along its coast.

In total for the Tampa Bay region, the governor vetoed about $58,000,000 worth of local infrastructure projects like roadway and government building improvements, about $10,000,000 for community resources like non-profits and rehabilitation centers and roughly $30,000,000 in environmental projects like water quality and shoreline improvements.

The budget will take effect at the start of the new fiscal year, July 1.

There are 16 pages worth of vetoed line items from the 2024 budget, many of which have a direct impact on funding projects and programs across Tampa Bay. 

Here is a list of every item that was approved and funded by the legislature that was nixed by the governor:

• Polk State College - Renovate Building 1-Lakeland (HF 2618) (SF 1852)
  • $1,500,000
• The Dali Museum (Program): Expanding Education, Innovation & Community Outreach (HF 1130) (SF 2165)
  • $500,000
• Citrus County Schools - Crystal River High School Health Academy Expansion (HF 3272) (SF 2506)
  • $345,833
• Temple Beth-El St. Petersburg Security Initiative (HF 1723) (SF 1946)
  • $200,000
• ZeroEyes School Safety Hillsborough County (HF 3023)
  • $500,000
• RCMA Mulberry Community Academy K-8 Campus (HF 2990) (SF 3124)
  • $500,000
• Florida Polytechnic University - STEM Program Enhancements (SF 2090)
  • $3,000,000
• Thrive Academy - Supported Living (HF 2591) (SF 2867)
  • $120,000
• Voices for Children Foundation - Foster Home Diversion and Mental Health Programs (HF 1024) (SF 1581)
  • $200,000
• Youth and Family Alternatives - Center for Children and Families (HF 3242) (SF 2184)
  • $250,000
• The House of Israel - Homelessness Support (HF 3001) (SF 3137)
  • $150,000
• House of Hope - Substance Abuse Services for Adolescents (HF 1612)
  • $100,000
• IMPOWER Substance Misuse Treatment Program Facility Renovations (HF 2796) (SF 3399)
  • $1,100,000
• Live Tampa Bay - Bridges 2 Recovery (HF 2608) (SF 3044)
  • $750,528
• Senior Friendship Centers (HF 1927) (SF 1141)
  • $755,890
• City of Wauchula Senior Center Facility (HF 2235) (SF 3307)
  • $500,000
• Brooks Rehabilitation Feeding and Swallowing Clinic (HF 1631) (SF 1576)
  • $185,000
• Expanding Primary Care Access for Medicaid at the LRH Morrell Clinic by Reducing Hospital ED Visits (HF 2609) (SF 1646)
  • $500,000
• Ronald McDonald House St. Joseph's Hospital Expansion (HF 2893) (SF 1399)
  • $1,000,000
• Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg Pre-Teen Room (HF 1097) (SF 1938)
  • $350,000
• Hardee County Sheriff's Office Critical Facility Jail Project (HF 2209) / (SF 3309)
  • $2,000,000
• Cutting Edge Food Bank - Food Distribution Refrigerated Truck (HF 2921) (SF 3321)
  • $150,000
• Cutting Edge Ministries - Food Bank Feasibility Study and Design (HF 2923)
  • $500,000
• Arcadia Reclaimed Water Ponds Rehabilitation Phase 1 (HF 2969) (SF 3323)
  • $200,000
• Auburndale Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewer Infrastructure Improvements (HF 2035) (SF 1666)
  • $1,215,000
• Bartow GeoSCADA Telemetry System Wastewater Lift Stations (HF 2985) (SF 3097)
  • $500,000
• Bartow Water Plant Sludge Drying Bed (HF 2986) (SF 3135)
  • $1,250,000
• Bradenton Sanitary Sewer Lining Program for Infiltration/Inflow Reduction (HF 3231) (SF 1280)
  • $2,200,000
• Dunedin Stormwater Gabion Replacement (HF 1626) (SF 2187)
  • $375,000
• Frostproof High Service Pump Station (HF 2030) (SF 3352)
  • $817,740
• Hernando County Beach Wastewater Resiliency Project (HF 1566) (SF 2319)
  • $1,000,000
• Hernando County Canal Management Feasibility Study (HF 1794) (SF 2526)
  • $100,000
• Hillsborough County East Energy Resiliency Project (HF 2151) (SF 2697)
  • $500,000
• Largo Stormwater Quality Improvement Project (HF 1907) (SF 2726)
  • $150,000
• North Port Blue Ridge Salford Neighborhood Water and Sewer Expansion Phase II (HF 3382) (SF 1870)
  • $1,000,000
• Ocean Conservancy - Improving Tampa Bay Water Quality, Fisheries, and Wildlife through Nutrient Fingerprinting (HF 3288) (SF 2843)
  • $295,250
• Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority Regional Transmission System Expansion (HF 3367) (SF 1137)
  • $2,500,000
• Pinellas County Emergency Generators Replacement (HF 1880) (SF 2664)
  • $1,000,000
• Pinellas County Ridgecrest Neighborhood Water Quality Improvements Project (HF 2368) (SF 3594)
  • $650,000
• Pinellas Park Rehabilitating Master Station #30 and Replacing Force Main Phase 1 (HF 1114) (SF 1936)
  • $800,000
• Pinellas Park Water Quality Improvements - Fallingleaf, Foxmoor and Pinebrook North Ponds (HF 1694) (SF 2713)
  • $200,000
• Safety Harbor Water Main Replacement Project (HF 2242) (SF 2178)
  • $1,000,000
• St. Petersburg North Shore Park Shoreline Revitalization (HF 2509) (SF 3692)
  • $550,000
• Tampa - Palmetto Beach Neighborhood Protection and Living Shoreline Enhancement (HF 3282) (SF 3195)
  • $1,000,000
• Tampa Bay Watch Living Shoreline and Water Quality Improvements (HF 2426) (SF 3194)
  • $1,100,000
• Tampa Bay Water - Surface Water Treatment Plant Expansion (HF 3753) (SF 1908)
  • $1,000,000
• Warner University Wastewater Treatment Facility - Final Phase (HF 1005) (SF 3099)
  • $1,125,000
• Zephyrhills Septic to Sewer Southside Transmission Line Upgrades (SF 1628)
  • $1,550,000
• Zolfo Springs - Wastewater Collection System Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study (SSES) (SF 3091)
  • $450,000
• Grants And Aids To Local Governments And Nonstate Entities - Fixed Capital Outlay - Wauchula Demolition Of Hazardous Electric Generator Building
  • $1,000,000
• Inverness State Trail Connector (HF 3433) (SF 2529)
  • 1,125,000
• St. Petersburg Willow Marsh Boardwalk Replacement (HF 3112) (SF 3197)
  • $1,100,000
• Wauchula Heritage Park Public Restrooms Improvements (SF 3622)
  • $500,000
• Grants And Aids To Local Governments And Nonstate Entities - Fixed Capital Outlay - Bradenton Beach Seagrass Protection & Boating Access
  • $625,000
• Winter Haven North Lake Shipp Drive Corridor Improvements (HF 1397) (SF 1850)
  • $560,000
• City of Anna Maria - Multi-Use Path Expansion (HF 2599) (SF 1512)
  • $250,000
• City of Bradenton - Transportation Safety Improvements (HF 2902) (SF 1281)
  • $5,000,000
• City of North Port - Price Boulevard Mitigation and Mobility Project (HF 3381) (SF 1871)
  • $1,000,000
• City of Oldsmar - South Oldsmar Infrastructure Renovation (HF 2240) (SF 2607)
  • $1,000,000
• City of Tampa - Harbour Island Access Improvements (HF 1993) (SF 2151)
  • $312,500
• City of Wauchula Municipal Airport T Hangars Improvements (HF 2177) (SF 3116)
  • $5,000,000
• CR 579 Little Manatee River-South Fork Bridge - Hillsborough County (HF 2878) (SF 1502)
  • $1,500,000
• Fort Hamer Bridge Design Permitting & Construction (HF 3226) (SF 1057)
  • $2,000,000
• Fort Hamer Road 4-Lane Design Permitting & Construction (HF 3227) (SF 1056)
  • $3,000,000
• Hardee County Center Hill Bridge Improvements (SF 3117)
  • $1,400,000
• Hillsborough County Lithia-Pinecrest Transportation Project (HF 2880) (SF 1832)
  • $2,000,000
• Hillsborough County Pebble Beach Bridge (HF 3035) (SF 3002)
  • $750,000
• Madeira Beach - Milling and Resurfacing Area 9 Streets (HF 1739) (SF 2715)
  • $1,000,000
• Plant City - Collins Street Complete Streets (HF 3707) (SF 1632)
  • $2,000,000
• Plant City - Turkey Creek Road Improvements (HF 3702) (SF 1637)
  • $375,000
• Safety Harbor - Roadway Improvements and ADA Infrastructure Compliance (HF 2241) (SF 2177)
  • $1,000,000
• Treasure Island - Roadway and Drainage Improvements (HF 1946) (SF 2720)
  • $500,000
• Winter Haven North Lake Shipp Drive Corridor Improvements (HF 1397) (SF 1850)
  • $560,000
• Revitalization of Clearwater Armory Site - Clearwater (SF 3279)
  • $714,000
• City of Alachua - Cleather H. Hathcock, Sr. Community Center (HF 3427) (SF 2521)
  • $475,000
• City of Anna Maria - Public Comfort Station (HF 2600) (SF 1931)
  • $250,000
• City of Wauchula Community Auditorium Safety Improvements (HF 2178) (SF 3115)
  • $1,000,000
• Crystal River Government Center Phase II (HF 3271) (SF 2771)
  • $10,000,000
• Hardee County Governmental Services Complex (HF 2213) (SF 3365)
  • $1,000,000
• Kenneth City Multi-Use Emergency Operations & Community Policing Complex (HF 2153) (SF 2724)
  • $373,500
• Pinellas and Pasco Affordable Homeownership Initiative (HF 1188) (SF 1749)
  • $3,000,000
• Workforce Attainable Housing - Sarasota (HF 2443) (SF 3715)
  • $2,000,000
• Zephyr Park Project (HF 3064) (SF 1629)
  • $1,000,000
• AMPLIFY Clearwater - IGNITE Entrepreneurship Center (HF 1910) (SF 1945)
  • $680,000
• Crystal River Ladder Truck (HF 3269) (SF 2320)
  • $350,000
• Polk County Firefighter/EMS Rehab Apparatus/Unit (HF 1539) (SF 1300)
  • $562,500
• Dunedin EOC & North County Fire Training Center: Phase II (HF 2347) (SF 2186)
  • $850,000
• Hernando Public Safety Training Center (HF 1038) (SF 2527)
  • $1,000,000
• Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Emergency Generators (HF 2344) (SF 2175)
  • $200,000
• St. Petersburg Public Safety Training Complex (HF 1786) (SF 3686)
  • $500,000
• Portable Generator Replacement - Polk County (HF 1540) (SF 3120)
  • $240,000
• Pasco Fire Portable Radio Replacement (HF 3068) (SF 3199)
  • $540,000
• Perry Harvey Bandshell - Tampa (HF 1170) (SF 2994)
  • $500,000
• Mobile Library Branch - New Port Richey (HF 3285) (SF 2602)
  • $50,000
• Ruth Eckerd Hall Hurricane Response & Preparedness (HF 1607) (SF 2168)
  • $820,000

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