The 2007 Session appropriations bill (budget conference report) as passed by the Legislature was presented to the Governor for his review on May 9, 2007. A copy is available at this link:
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2007/senate/appbills/pdf/conference report.pdf  The Governor completed his line item veto actions and signed the FY 2007/2008 appropriations act into law on May 24, 2007. The Governor’s veto letter is available at the following link. It details the Governor’s veto approach and lists the veto line items. Issues from our budget begin with line 2062A on page 33 and run through line 2161A: http://www.flgov.com/pdfs/2007_vetomessage.pdf A more abbreviated list is available at this link. Items from our budget begin with line 2062A and run through line 2161A on page 9: http://www.flgov.com/pdfs/2007_vetolist.pdf There were five line items vetoed from our budget, only one of which was from our agency request (derelict vessel removal): - Sister’s Creek Marina $250,000 GR
- Derelict Vessel Removal $1,850,000 TF ($950,000 GR requested by FWC)
- Indian River Shooting Range $500,000 GR
- Harbor Branch (harmful algal bloom) $500,000 GR
- FWC Grants Program $3,000,000 GR The report linked below shows the side-by-side status of each budget issue as it stands after the Governor’s veto. (Free Adobe Reader required for reading PDF files.)  Back to top
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