OKALOOSA COUNTY PURSUING
FEDERAL SHORE PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Okaloosa Tourist Development Council, through the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners, has contracted with the lobbyist, Marlowe & Company for the purpose of pursuing a federal shore protection program for Okaloosa County.
The Shore Protection Program is a federal initiative that financially assists coastal communities in the development and maintenance of public “engineered beaches.” Unlike FEMA funding, this program funds long-term, non-emergency beach management programs.
The program ensures financial assistance for the revitalization of qualified “engineered beaches” over a fifty year span. Essentially, coastal communities participating in the program will receive significant federal dollars to rebuild their public “engineered beaches” whenever necessary during the course of the fifty year program.
Okaloosa County entered into a $4,300 per month contract, funded by the Tourist Development Council, with Marlowe & Company to assist in its efforts to qualify for the highly competitive federal program. Marlowe & Company, based in Washington D.C., specializes in the federal beach renourishment program and was hired to assist in the design and implementation of an effective public advocacy plan and to develop effective communications with key policy makers both in Washington and Florida on behalf of the county.
Qualifying for the program is an extensive process that begins with a Congressional request to authorize a Reconnaissance Study. This study provides a preliminary finding of federal interest in the project and estimates benefits and costs. It also assesses whether there is a need for the federal government to support the project.
The county, through the Tourist Development Council, has secured authorization for the study and is now preparing for the FY 2007 appropriations process in an effort to obtain $100,000 in federal funding for the Mobile District to conduct the study.
FEDERAL SHORE PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Okaloosa Tourist Development Council, through the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners, has contracted with the lobbyist, Marlowe & Company for the purpose of pursuing a federal shore protection program for Okaloosa County.
The Shore Protection Program is a federal initiative that financially assists coastal communities in the development and maintenance of public “engineered beaches.” Unlike FEMA funding, this program funds long-term, non-emergency beach management programs.
The program ensures financial assistance for the revitalization of qualified “engineered beaches” over a fifty year span. Essentially, coastal communities participating in the program will receive significant federal dollars to rebuild their public “engineered beaches” whenever necessary during the course of the fifty year program.
Okaloosa County entered into a $4,300 per month contract, funded by the Tourist Development Council, with Marlowe & Company to assist in its efforts to qualify for the highly competitive federal program. Marlowe & Company, based in Washington D.C., specializes in the federal beach renourishment program and was hired to assist in the design and implementation of an effective public advocacy plan and to develop effective communications with key policy makers both in Washington and Florida on behalf of the county.
Qualifying for the program is an extensive process that begins with a Congressional request to authorize a Reconnaissance Study. This study provides a preliminary finding of federal interest in the project and estimates benefits and costs. It also assesses whether there is a need for the federal government to support the project.
The county, through the Tourist Development Council, has secured authorization for the study and is now preparing for the FY 2007 appropriations process in an effort to obtain $100,000 in federal funding for the Mobile District to conduct the study.
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