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County attorney says Biscayne Bay retains $20 million in state budget; several bills affecting boating and plastics died or changed
Summary
Jess McCarty, Miami-Dade County attorney in Tallahassee, told the advisory board that the legislature’s budget negotiation preserved a $20 million recurring allocation for Biscayne Bay projects. He also summarized bills on plastics preemption, anchoring limits, derelict vessels and boating safety under consideration or that failed in 2025.
Jess McCarty, Miami-Dade County’s representative in Tallahassee, briefed the Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board on the 2025 legislative session and on budget conference negotiations that affect the county’s bay-related funding.
McCarty said the House and Senate both funded Biscayne Bay at $20,000,000 in the conference committee, and that the apparent mismatch earlier in the week was a spreadsheet interpretation issue that had been resolved. “There was never a point when the house and the…
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