The Central and Southern Florida Project is a regional water management system, operated and maintained by the
South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys. The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving w ...
in
South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
, the
Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of tropical climate, tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orland ...
, and
Lake Okeechobee to protect residents and businesses from floods and droughts.
''The Central and Southern Florida Project'' is also the title of the corresponding law, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1948.
Public Law
The text of the bill resides in Title II of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1948, . Title II, titled Flood Control, may also be referred to as the
Flood Control Act of 1948. Title II was codified as 33 U.S.C. ยงยง 710c, 701c-1.
Text of Project
The text of the language of the bill is:
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA
"The project for
Caloosahatchee River and
Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida, authorized by the
River and Harbor Act
Rivers and Harbors Act may refer to one of many pieces of legislation and appropriations passed by the United States Congress since the first such legislation in 1824. At that time Congress appropriated $75,000 to improve navigation on the Ohio and ...
of July 3, 1930, as amended, is hereby modified and expanded to include the first phase of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in central and southern Florida as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 643,
Eightieth Congress
The 80th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947, ...
, subject to the conditions of local cooperation prescribed therein, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $16,300,000 for partial accomplishment of said plan."
See also
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Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is the plan enacted by the U.S. Congress for the restoration of the Everglades ecosystem in southern Florida.
When originally authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2000, it was estimated that CERP ...
References
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Law of the United States
Florida law