FY 1999 Budget Request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Environmental Assessment and Prediction Mission Environmental Stewardship Mission Crosscutting Initiatives National Oceanographic Partnership Program Natural Disaster Reduction Initiative Clean Water Initiative South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative Committee on Environment & Natural Resources Reducing Costs and Improving Effectiveness Budget Request-- Traditional Structure Budget Request-- Strategic Plan Structure Supplementary Tables NOAA Budget Home NOAA Home Page

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative Table NOAA's FY 1999 budget request includes $5.1 million to support $2.6 million in ongoing activities (NOS/Coastal Ocean Science $1.3 million; NMFS $1.3 million) and $2.5 million for new contributions (NOS/ORCA $1.9 million; NMFS $0.6 million) to the Administration's South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. The South Florida Initiative is an integrated effort among federal, tribal, state and non-governmental partners to halt the degradation and restore the function of the South Florida ecosystem. NOAA supports the only portion of the South Florida Initiative exclusively devoted to restoring and protecting the coastal and marine portions of the South Florida ecosystem. The Initiative has already produced significant accomplishments. Continued investment is necessary to restore and maintain the environmental and economic functions of the ecosystem including the Everglades, Florida Bay and Florida Keys coral reefs.