Community Funding Requests - Energy and Water

Community Funding Requests by Rep. Castor - Energy and Water

Amount Requested Project Requestor Purpose Address 
$5,620,000 Tampa Harbor O&M Tampa Port Authority The request for dredging 70 miles of Tampa Harbor channels is a valuable use of taxpayer dollars because dredging keeps the channels open to ship traffic and goods coming into the Tampa Port. 1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
$500,000 Tampa Harbor Improvements Port Manatee The funding would be used for engineering and design for widening part of Tampa channel, facilitating the ease of ships going to and from the Port. 300 Tampa Bay Way
Palmetto, FL 34221
language Tampa Harbor O&M Tampa Port Authority Language directs that funding would reimburse local funds used to improve the Big Bend Channel. The Big Bend Channel handles coal shipments and transports phosphate rock. 1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
$500,000 Tampa Harbor Tampa Port Authority The project will complete PED study on passing lanes in Tampa Channel.  Outcome of study will ease ship traffic in and out of the Port. 1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
$7,500,000 Manatee Harbor, South Channel Extension Port Manatee This project is to finish final phase of South Channel Extension, a valuable use of taxpayer funds to ease traffic of ships in and out of Port 300 Tampa Bay Way
Palmetto, FL 34221
$200,000 Manatee Harbor Basin, FL Port Manatee Funding is needed to enable the Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether federal maintenance is justified. 300 Tampa Bay Way
Palmetto, FL 34221
$15,000,000 Shoreline Stablization and Rehabilitation of Egmont Key, FL Hillsborough County Hillsborough County is working to study how best to protect beach areas threatened by erosion at Egmont Key. Egmont Key is one of our most treasured resources. 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. 26th Floor, Tampa, FL 33602
$10,105,000 MOSI-NSB ENERGE Project Museum of Science &Industry, non-profit The Museum of Science & Industry plans to design and build a comprehensive public energy demonstration center to educate our community on this timely issue. 4801 E. Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33617