The Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget (also known as the General Appropriations Act) was signed into law by Governor Scott on June 2nd. Of the $77.1 billion budget passed by the Legislature, only $68.9 million in projects were vetoed by him. It was a good year for many social service agencies, infrastructure projects and the arts and culture community. For details of passed and vetoed items, please contact us and we can provide background information for you.
Some highlights of vetoed items:
| Stetson University Sage Science Center Office and Lab | $3.25 million |
| Agenda 2020 City of St. Petersburg | $975,000 |
| Shands Winter Haven Hospital – rural outreach services | $1 million |
| Jackson Memorial Graduate Medical Education program | $36,820 |
| Telemedicine Initiatives: | |
| – Baptist Health South Florida | $275,000 |
| – St. Vincent’s Healthcare | $275,000 |
| – Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | $1 million |
| Florida Center for Nursing | $200,000 |
| Construction of a new Children’s Medical Facility, Ocala | $1.1 million |
| Civil Legal Assistance | $2 million |
| Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Data Mining Initiative | $1.5 million |
| Florida Energy Technology Projects | $25,000 |
| Sarasota Fairgrounds | $250,000 |
| City of Cocoa Beach upland seawall | $2 million |
| Lionfish Bounty Payments | $427,206 |
| Silver Star Road Walk/Bike Trail Crossing, Planning and Design | $150,000 |
| Skyrise Miami | $2 million |
| Seaport Employment Training Grant | $300,000 |
| Regional Planning Councils | $2.5 million |
| City of Oviedo Amphitheater | $1.5 million |
| Grow Tampa Bay Technology – Tampa Bay Technology Forum | $375,000 |
| Bok Tower Garden Foundation, Polk County | $113,933 |
| State Touring Program | $200,000 |
| County Courthouses – Calhoun and Jefferson Counties | $200,000 each |