This document lists budget items from the Florida legislature that are considered "turkeys", or wasteful spending. It includes over 50 line items totaling tens of millions of dollars. Many of the items were added late in the budget process and specify direct funding for local projects and organizations, bypassing the usual competitive funding processes. Common issues included projects not being requested by the relevant state agencies and earmarking funds for specific local entities rather than allowing open competition.
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This document lists budget items from the Florida legislature that are considered "turkeys", or wasteful spending. It includes over 50 line items totaling tens of millions of dollars. Many of the items were added late in the budget process and specify direct funding for local projects and organizations, bypassing the usual competitive funding processes. Common issues included projects not being requested by the relevant state agencies and earmarking funds for specific local entities rather than allowing open competition.
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Copy of 2011-12 Florida TaxWatch Turkey List (Sorted by County)-DA
This document lists budget items from the Florida legislature that are considered "turkeys", or wasteful spending. It includes over 50 line items totaling tens of millions of dollars. Many of the items were added late in the budget process and specify direct funding for local projects and organizations, bypassing the usual competitive funding processes. Common issues included projects not being requested by the relevant state agencies and earmarking funds for specific local entities rather than allowing open competition.
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This document lists budget items from the Florida legislature that are considered "turkeys", or wasteful spending. It includes over 50 line items totaling tens of millions of dollars. Many of the items were added late in the budget process and specify direct funding for local projects and organizations, bypassing the usual competitive funding processes. Common issues included projects not being requested by the relevant state agencies and earmarking funds for specific local entities rather than allowing open competition.
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H=House budget; S=Senate budget; C=Conference budget only
LINE AMOUNT AMOUNT H,S AGENCY ITEM # DESCRIPTION GR TF or C COUNTY COMMENTS DOE 15C Santa Fe College - Law Enforcement Labs - Library - Kirkpatrick 750,000 S Alachua Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 11 FAMU - PHEREC - Mosquito Lab 500,000 C Bay Added in conference. Not recommended by the Board of Governors. DOS 2973B Junior Museum of Bay County 100,000 C Bay Added in conference. Bypasses competitive selection process. Did apply but earmark would provide much more $$ DACS 1414 Precision Agriculture Daily Logistics Online Calendar (PADLOC) 500,000 C Brevard Added in conference. Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DCF 345A National Veterans Homeless Support Group 12,000,000 C Brevard New $12 million GR program added in conference. Not requested by agency. DOE 15C Brevard Community College - Public Safety Institute 7,500,000 S Brevard Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. AHCA 230 Dan Marino Foundation 500,000 S Broward Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DOH 434 Nova Southeastern Univ-assign students to rotation in health clinics & hospitals 1,950,000 C Broward Conference. Also funded in the base, new $ not req by agency. Recurring $, so would become part of the base. DOS 2952A Holocaust Documentation and Education Center Rail Car Ren 250,000 S Broward Local project not request by agency. Bypasses competitive selection process. Turkey last year. EOG 2442E Greater Caribbean Chamber of Commerce 50,000 C Broward Added in conference. Turkey last year. Vetoed last year. DOE 15C Edison State College - Rem/Ren Collier - Bldgs 1,5,10 956,481 C Collier Was on PECO list, but added in Conference. DACS 1437C Turner Agri-Civic Center 100,000 S DeSoto Member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DCF 318 Beaver Street Enterprise Center 900,000 S Duval Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DMA 2756A contract with Wounded Warrior Project 3,250,000 C Duval Added in conference. Wounded Warrior has historically not received government funding. EOG 2445E Bayfront Parkway/9th Avenue Roundabout 417,000 C Escambia Added in conference. Not in DOT work program. In addition to $10 million for ED projects in the work program. DOH 429 Countywide Mobile Health Unit - Gadsden County 250,000 C Gadsden Local project added in conference. Earmarks provider. DOH 474 Gadsden Nurse Family Partnership 500,000 S Gadsden New local project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Earmarks provider. DCA 1515A Glades Co - Community Operations Center - construction 5,000,000 H Glades Local project not requested agency or recommended by Gov. Construction of non-state facility. No competitive process. DEA 383A Glades Community Senior Center - construction 1,400,000 S Glades Local project not requested by agency of recommended by Governor. Construction of non-state facility. DEP 1675U Glades County Wastewater Improvements 850,000 H Glades Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DEP 1675U North Labelle Stormwater Improvements 400,000 H Hendry Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. FWC 1832A LaBelle City Wharf Project 338,335 H Hendry Member project that bypasses competitive grant program. Has applied before but lacked local match. FWC 1832B LaBelle City Wharf Project 97,779 H Hendry Provides matching dollars need to quality for above loan program. DOE 15C South Florida Community College - Fire Fighting - Main Comp 2,514,241 C Highlands Added in conference. Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOT 1918B stormwater facility needs - Sebring Airport 1,500,000 C Highlands Added in Conference. Not in Work DOT Program. Bypasses Aviation Grant process. DLA 1289 Family Justice Center 100,000 H Hillsborough New local project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Earmarks provider. DOE 121 USF Medical Center - Interdis Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Research 500,000 S Hillsborough Not requested by agency. University did not request this earmark. Comes out of its base. DOH 429 Doctors Memorial Hospital 600,000 S Holmes New local project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Earmarks provider. DOH 482C Lake County Health Department 689,000 C Lake Added in conference. DCF 314A Bob Janes Triage Center 750,000 C Lee Added in conference. Bypasses matching grant program. Not requested by agency of rec by Governor. DOE 15C Edison State College - Rem/Ren Bldgs. 1,2,3,4,6,7,9,10,29,30,32,34 - Lee 6,749,586 C Lee Was on PECO list, but added in Conference. DOE 15D FL Gulf Coast University - Classrooms/Offices/Labs Academic 8 4,500,000 C Lee Was on Board of Governors' PECO List, but added in conference. DOE 15D FL Gulf Coast University - Innovation Hub Research 5,000,000 S Lee On 3rd year of the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Funded ahead of higher priorities. DOE 15D Florida State University - Applied Sciences Building 6,000,000 C Leon Was on Board of Governors' PECO List, but added in conference. DOE 15C College of Central Florida - Levy Co Center 4,000,000 S Levy Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 17C Liberty County Public School 150,000 S Liberty Not funded through public school construction process. AHCA 177 Mount Sinai Medical Center 2,203,000 2,797,000 C Miami-Dade Earmark added in conference. DCA 1519A We Help Community Development Corp - Miami 100,000 S Miami-Dade Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DCF 334 Here's Help 100,000 C Miami-Dade Added in conference. Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DCF 347 Gould's Coalition of Ministries & Lay People 100,000 S Miami-Dade Turkey last year. Not requested by agency or rec by Governor. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DCF 347 Richmond Heights Homeowners Association 100,000 S Miami-Dade Turkey last year. Not requested by agency or rec by Governor. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DEA 378 Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers 100,000 S Miami-Dade Additional funding over what it gets in the base not req by agency. Recurring $, so would become part of the base. DOE 15C Miami Dade College - Rem/ren/add Clsrms/Labs Fac 2-Hialeah 6,700,000 S Miami-Dade Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 15D Florida International University - Satellite Chiller Plant Expansion - MMC 6,000,000 S Miami-Dade On 3rd year of the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Funded ahead of higher priorities. DOE 51 Barry University - School of Podiatry 100,000 C Miami-Dade Project and GR funding added in conference. DOE 51 Barry University - Juvenile Justice Program 100,000 C Miami-Dade Project and GR funding added in conference. DOE 51 University of Miami - Institute for Cuban American Studies 10,000 C Miami-Dade Project and GR funding added in conference. DOH 407 Thelma Gibson Health Initiative 25,000 C Miami-Dade Added in conference. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DOH 434 UM - Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Project 777,169 S Miami-Dade Not requested by agency. Earmarks provider. Recurring dollars, so would become part of the base. DOH 434 UM - South Florida Fragile X Clinic 10,000 S Miami-Dade Not requested by agency. Earmarks provider. Recurring dollars, so would become part of the base. DOH 434 Miami Project to Cure paralysis 500,000 C Miami-Dade Conference. Also funded in another area, new $ not req by agency. Recurring $, so would become part of the base. DOH 474 La Liga 100,000 S Miami-Dade Also funded in the base, new $ not req by agency. Recurring $, so it would become part of the base next year.. DOS 2949 Historic Hampton House - Miami 100,000 S Miami-Dade Local project not req by agency or recommended by Gov. Bypasses peer review competitive selection process. EOG 2442G CAMACOL - Florida Trade and Distribution Center 350,000 S Miami-Dade Not requested by agency. CAMACOL also receives $150,000 in same line item for Film & Entertainment Dev DOH 429A Rural Primary Care Residency Slots 3,000,000 C multiple Added in conference. AHCA 230 Qwest Kids 650,000 C Orange Added in conference. Not req by agency or rec by Gov. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DCA 1519A Pine Hills Neighborhood Redevelopment Project - Orange County 3,400,000 C Orange Added in conference. Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DCA 1519A Renaissance of the Parramore Neighborhood in Downtown Orlando 900,000 C Orange Added in conference. Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DOE 15C Valencia College - Maj Ren/Rem,Emg repl-Chill w/loop infrastr-East comp 2,718,884 C Orange Was on PECO list, but added in Conference. DOE 15D University of Florida - Lake Nona Research and Academic Facility 6,000,000 C Orange Added in conference. Not on Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List DOE 15D University of Central Florida - Physics Bldg 3,877,895 S Orange Not on the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Vetoed last year. DOE 15D University of Central Florida - Engineering Bldg 3,620,723 S Orange Not on the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Vetoed last year. DOE 15D University of Central Florida - Classroom Bldg II 5,241,445 C Orange Was on Board of Governors' PECO List, but added in conference. DOE 15D University of Central Florida - Interdisc, Research and Incubator Facility 6,328,564 C Orange Added in conference. On 3rd year of Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List DOH 434 Health Care Center for the Homeless 500,000 S Orange Not requested by agency. Earmarks provider. Recurring dollars, so would become part of the base. DOH 434 Apopka Family Health Center 500,000 S Orange Not requested by agency. Earmarks provider. Recurring dollars, so would become part of the base. H=House budget; S=Senate budget; C=Conference budget only LINE AMOUNT AMOUNT H,S AGENCY ITEM # DESCRIPTION GR TF or C COUNTY COMMENTS DOH 435 Healthy Start Coalitions - Orange County 200,000 C Orange Added in conference. Only coalition singled out to receive extra funding over the base. DOH 502 Howard Phillip Center for Children and Families 200,000 C Orange Added in conference. Specifying recipient bypasses competitive selection. DOS 2949 Town of Eatonville Historic Preservation 100,000 C Orange Conference. Not requested by agency. Bypasses competitive process. Likely to receive $$ in another grant program. DOS 2973B Jones High School Historical Society Inc., Museum 50,000 C Orange Added in conference. Local project not requested by agency. Bypasses peer review competitive selection process. EOG 2442D Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program - UCF 2,000,000 C Orange Added in conference. EOG 2442G Sanford - Burnham Medical Research Institute 2,000,000 C Orange Added in conference. DCA 1519A Marydia Neighborhood Community Center - Osceola Co 350,000 C Osceola Added in conference. Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DOE 15C Valencia College - Library & High Tech Bldg 4 - Osceola (ce) comp 4,191,590 C Osceola Was on PECO list, but added in Conference. DOT 1918B transportation improvement project at an airport (Kissimmee) 2,000,000 H Osceola Not in Work DOT Program. Bypasses Aviation Grant process. Turkey last year. Vetoed last year. DOT 1972 Expressway Authority designated in s. 348.9952 (Osceola) 500,000 C Osceola Added in Conference. Not in Work DOT Program. Would pay administrative expenses of the Authority. DOE 15C Palm Beach State College - Multipurp Clsrm/Admin Bldg, site - West Central 7,300,000 S Palm Beach Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 73 Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties 200,000 C Palm Beach, Martin Added in conference. First time individual BBBS chapter funded here. BBBS receives $1.9 million in same line item DOE 15C Pasco Hernando Community College - Clsrms/Labs/Sup - Wesley Chapel Center 6,935,170 C Pasco Was on PECO list, but added in Conference. EOG 2445E Wiregrass Ranch Blvd and Reverse Frontage Road 4,000,000 C Pasco Added in conference. Not in DOT work program. In addition to $10 million for ED projects in the work program. DJJ 1142 pilot program to provide jobs to at-risk youth 1,000,000 HS Pin. Hills, Man Turkey last year. Specifies specific area. No performance measures to determine outcomes EOG 2442G Florida Holocaust Museum 150,000 S Pinellas Local project not requested by agency. Turkey last year. Also receives $100,000 in line-item 88 (Education). EOG 2442G International Regatta Sports Center - Nathan Benderson Park 5,000,000 S Pinellas Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. $4.5 million added in conference. DACS 1445 Florida Aquaculture Association 25,000 H Polk Did not apply this year through the aquaculture development grant process. DEP 1675U Frostproof water project loan payments - DEP 25,000 1,925,000 C Polk Added in conference. Makes revolving loan payment to the state. DEP 1675Y City of Winter Haven Peace Creek Watershed 2,623,823 676,177 S Polk Local project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DEP 1715A Polk County botanical gardens 500,000 C Polk Added in Conference. Not requested by agency of rec by Governor. DEP says the Water MD owns the land, not it. DOE 15C Polk State College - Institute for Public Safety - Winter Haven 2,000,000 S Polk Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 15D University of South Florida - Health School of Pharmacy at Polytechnic 10,000,000 S Polk On 3rd year of the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Funded ahead of higher priorities. DOE 15D University of South Florida - Polytechnic Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence 1,000,000 S Polk On 3rd year of the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Funded ahead of higher priorities. AHCA 230 Loveland Center 500,000 S Sarasota Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. Specifying provider bypasses competitive selection. DOE 15D New College - Caples Mechanical Renovation, Remodeling 4,650,000 S Sarasota On 3rd year of the Board of Governor's Three-Year PECO Priority List. Funded ahead of higher priorities. DOS 2949 Government House Interpretive Film and Exhibit - St Augustine 200,000 C St. Johns Added in conference. Local project not requested by agency. Bypasses peer review competitive selection process. DOS 2949 Government House Museum Renovation 200,000 C St. Johns Added in conference. Local project not requested by agency. Bypasses peer review competitive selection process. DACS 1335 Precision Agriculture Daily 4,000,000 C statewide Added in conference. Not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DBPR 2113A Comprehensive Gaming Study/OPPAGA/Independent Consultant 400,000 C Statewide Added in conference. EOG 2442E Florida Small Business Development Center Network 500,000 C statewide Added in conference. DEP 1675U Port Orange - Nova Canal Flood Control 1,250,000 C Volusia Added in conference. Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DOE 15C Daytona State College - Rem/Add Bldg 220 - Stu Svc/Clsrm/Office 2,400,000 S Volusia Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOE 15C Daytona State College - Rem/Add Bldg 314 - Thermal Storage 3,012,000 C Volusia Added in conference. Not on Division of Florida Colleges PECO Project request list. DOH 482C Walton County Health Department 800,000 C Walton Added in conference. EOG 2445E West End Bridge Crossing 500,000 C Walton Added in conference. Not in DOT work program. In addition to $10 million for ED projects in the work program. DEP 1675U Imperial River - Oak Creek WQ Project and Harbor River Ponds 250,000 C Added in conference. Local member project not requested by agency or recommended by Governor. DOH 505 Islet Cell Transplantation to Cure Diabetes Project 286,668 C Added in conference. More than doubles its base funding. Additional recurring Funding not requested by agency.
Total 70,327,660 132,194,870
Total Amount $202,522,530
Total Items 105 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Bradford Govs - Small (CBIR County 135) y Courthouse Facilities 150,000 S Bradford 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Calhoun Govs - Small County y Courthouse Facilities 100,000 C Calhoun 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Columbia Govs - Small (CBIR County 68) y Courthouse Facilities 100,000 S Columbia 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Dixie Govs(CBIR - Small2145) County y Courthouse Facilities 100,000 S Dixie 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Gilchrist Govs - Small (CBIRCounty 2227) y Courthouse Facilities 250,000 S Gilchrist 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Glades Govs - Small (CBIRCounty 1018) y Courthouse Facilities 250,000 S Glades 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Gulf Govs(CBIR - Small 2069)y County Courthouse Facilities 100,000 S Gulf 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Hamilton Govs - Small (CBIR County 2357) y Courthouse Facilities 250,000 S Hamilton 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Hardee Govs - Small County y Courthouse Facilities 413,186 S Hardee 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Hendry Govs - Small (CBIRCounty 1884) y Courthouse Facilities 200,000 S Hendry 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Holmes Govs - Small (CBIRCounty 197) y Courthouse Facilities 150,000 S Holmes 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Lafayette Govs - Small (CBIR County 2357) y Courthouse Facilities 150,000 S Lafayette 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Madison Govs - Small (CBIRCounty 2462) y Courthouse Facilities 75,000 S Madison 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Okeechobee Govs - Small (CBIR County y 158) Courthouse Facilities 500,000 S Okeechobee 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Taylor Govs -(CBIR Small 2238) County y Courthouse Facilities 150,000 S Taylor 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Union Govs -(CBIR Small446) County y Courthouse Facilities 75,000 S Union 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Walton Govs - Small (CBIR County 1526) y Courthouse Facilities 225,000 S Walton 2970 Courts 112 2970 Aid to Local Washington Govs - Small County y Courthouse Facilities 100,000 C Washington 2970 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Fouth Judicial - FosterCircuit Care y Citizen256,000 Review Panel S 3018 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Marion -County Foster Care y Citizen200,000 Review Panel S Marion 3018 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Hernando- Foster CountyCare yin the Citizen Fifth60,000 Review JudicialPanel Circuit S Hernando 3018 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Eleventh- Foster JudicialCare yCircuit Citizen 75,000 Review Panel 300,000 S 3018 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Manatee - Foster in the Twelth Care y Citizen Judicial 121,796 Review CircuitPanel S Manatee 3018 Courts 113 3018 Special Categories Fifteenth - Foster JudicialCare yCircuit Citizen112,500 Review Panel S 3018 Courts 115 3019 G&A - CourtChildren's System Services Advocacy yfor Center Children 200,000 - Hillsborough and Youth Co H Hillsborough 3109