HM 607 Summary

• Urges Congress to enact a Water Resources Development Act before adjournment authorizing the next phase of Everglades restoration

• Identifies five "shovel-ready" Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) projects requiring Congressional authorization: Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, C-111 Spreader Canal, Broward County Water Preserve Area, Caloosahatchee River C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir, and Central Everglades Planning Project

• States the C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir and Central Everglades Planning Project are vital for storing water and reducing polluted discharges from Lake Okeechobee that currently devastate the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Rivers and damage property values and local economies

• Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, and all members of the Florida Congressional delegation