ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $115.1 billion budget for Florida in Wildwood Monday, but not everything lawmakers wanted made it past the governor.
DeSantis released a veto list that included $1.35 billion in cuts between all the appropriations bills, including $567 million in line-item vetoes in the budget. Those were largely to local programs, but some statewide big items too.
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As governor, DeSantis has the power of line-item veto on the budget, which was passed by the Florida Legislature and goes into effect July 1.
Among regular budget items, DeSantis vetoed a $1.3 million recurring base appropriations project for public radio stations and $4,444,811 for public television stations. The cuts come at a time when public radio and television are at risk of also losing federal funding.
DeSantis also slashed $200 million in funds to acquire land for the planned Florida Wildlife Corridor.
He also cut $3.1 million to help with pay for public defenders in critical areas.
In Central Florida, $5 million to expand West Shore Jr. Sr. High School in Brevard County was cut.
Some $4.3 million to dredge parts of Sykes Creek in Brevard County was also vetoed, along with $900,000 for septic-to-sewer assistance for residents living along Sykes Creek.
In Orange County, the governor vetoed $7.5 million to help Orange County make improvements to the Wedgefield Water and Wastewater system, which the county is seeking to take over after years of complaints from residents.
Public safety training centers in Daytona Beach and Oviedo also lost funds because of the governor’s veto pen.
Kissimmee lost $500,000 for stormwater improvements to reduce flooding.
DeSantis also vetoed $400,000 for the Transition House Homeless Veterans Program in Osceola County.
In Orange County, he vetoed $200,000 for a Samaritan Resource Center program to help homeless people get job training and assistance with housing.
You can read the budget on the Florida House website HERE.
The full veto list can be seen on the governor’s website.
A list of Central Florida requests that were vetoed is below.
Want to learn more about each project? You can search for them on the Florida Senate appropriations request page, or the Florida House appropriations request page. Just look up the item numbers listed.
| Vetoed Funding Requests | Funding Amount Requested |
|---|---|
| Brevard - Aviation Assembly and Fabrication Hangar (HF 1310) | $1,008,618 |
| Stetson University Brain Fitness Academy (HF 2483) | $75,682 |
| Brevard County School District West Shore Jr./Sr. High School Expansion (SF 1165) | $5,000,000 |
| Children’s Center for Education and Collaboration-The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, Inc. (SF 1049) (HF 1293) | $350,000 |
| Museum of Discovery and Science Job Readiness & Public Engagement for Florida’s Space Industry (SF 1550) (HF 1818) | $300,000 |
| Volusia Free Clinic dba: Volusia Volunteers In Medicine (SF 1140) (HF 1410) | $100,000 |
| Marion County YMCA Aquatic Safety & Infrastructure Enhancement (SF 1722) (HF 1917) | $500,000 |
| The Transition House Homeless Veterans Program - Osceola (SF 3130) (HF 1687) | $400,000 |
| City of Daytona Beach Police Department Training Facility (SF 1204) (HF 2034) | $750,000 |
| Police, IT and Emergency Operations Hurricane Rated Facility - Orange City Municipal Government (SF 1573) (HF 3188) | $187,500 |
| Brevard County Sykes Creek Phase 2 Environmental Dredging (SF 1332) (HF 1306) | $4,324,000 |
| Brevard County Sykes Creek Zones M, N, & T Septic-to-Sewer Connection Assistance (SF 1331) (HF 1307) | $900,000 |
| DeBary Phase 1 Hurricane repair and Comprehensive Stormwater Infrastructure improvement (SF 1324) (HF 2353) | $1,500,000 |
| Deltona Theresa Basin - Mid Basin Pumping (HF 2431) | $375,000 |
| Indialantic Riverside Park Pier & Kayak Launch (SF 2266) (HF 1427) | $350,000 |
| Kissimmee - North Kissimmee Stormwater Improvements (SF 3125) (HF 1285) | $500,000 |
| Lake Helen Critical Stormwater Improvements (SF 1336) (HF 2436) | $225,000 |
| Melbourne Village Stormwater Study Project (SF 1545) (HF 1426) | $180,000 |
| Orange County Wedgefield Water & Wastewater System Improvements (SF 3161) (HF 3582) | $7,500,000 |
| Ormond Beach Stormwater Analysis (SF 2507) (HF 1796) | $500,000 |
| West Melbourne Flood Risk Reduction - Canal C69 and C70 Improvements (SF 3487) | $350,000 |
| Central Florida Council, Scouting America Safety and Maintaining Current Structures at Camp La-No-Che (SF 2528) (HF 2728) | $500,000 |
| Rockledge - Traffic Light Revitalization (SF 1045) (HF 1428) | $600,000 |
| Windermere - Upgrade Roundabout 6th Avenue and Main Street (SF 1916) (HF 3084) | $784,000 |
| Central Florida Arts Workforce Initiative (SF 3152) (HF 1233) | $350,000 |
| Samaritan Resource Center - Pathways to Prosperity Program (SF 2954) (HF 1502) | $200,000 |
| Mount Dora Electric Utility Power Grid Resiliency Project (SF 1893) (HF 1416) | $144,192 |
| Belle Isle Municipal Facility Land Planning and Building Design (SF 2910) (HF 1503) | $800,000 |
| Lake Helen City Hall Upgrades (SF 1205) (HF 2434) | $187,500 |
| St. Cloud Hopkins Park Community Center (SF 3129) (HF 1684) | $500,000 |
| Ponce Inlet Fire Station Design (SF 2035) (HF 2350) | $500,000 |
| Orange City Fire Station Hurricane Rated Facility (SF 2034) (HF 2758) | $900,000 |
| Oviedo Public Safety Training Center (SF 2317) (HF 1158) | $1,000,000 |
| Daytona Beach Shores - Mechanized Sandbag Filler (SF 1046) (HF 1395) | $12,500 |
| Holly Hill Sand Bag Machine (SF 3414) (HF 1509) | $12,500 |