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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdcr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22048 February 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Everglades Restoration: The Federal Role in Funding Pervaze A. Sheikh Analyst in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In 2000, Congress approved a 30-year, $7.8 billion restoration plan, termed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), for the Everglades ecosystem in southern Florida, and authorized an initial set of projects at a cost of $1.4 billion. The federal government is expected to pay half the plan's costs, and an array of state, tribal, and local agencies the other half. In addition to the activities under CERP, other federal and state efforts also are contributing to Everglades restoration. To date, all of these efforts combined represent an investment of approximately $3.6 billion in state funds and $2.3 billion in federal funds since FY1993. Everglades funding receives attention not only from those interested in Everglades restoration, but also from stakeholders of other restoration initiatives such as those in coastal Louisiana, the Great Lakes, and Chesapeake Bay. The debate and resolution of issues surrounding the authorization and appropriations for Everglades restoration projects could have implications for large- scale restoration initiatives elsewhere. This report provides information on federal appropriations for Everglades restoration, and discusses some issues related to the authorization and appropriations for restoration projects. It will be updated biannually. Introduction The Florida Everglades are a unique network of subtropical wetlands that is now half its original size. The federal government has had a long history of involvement in the Everglades, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) constructing flood control projects beginning in the 1940s that shunted water away from the Everglades. Many factors, including these flood control projects and agricultural and urban development, have contributed the shrinking and altering of the wetlands ecosystem. Federal agencies began ecosystem restoration activities in the Everglades 15 years ago, but it was not until 2000 that the majority of restoration activities became coordinated under an integrated Congressional Research Service *** The Library of Congress

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