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Project. The County anticipates receipt of a $241 , 600 Lagoon License Plate Cost- Share Grant from St. Johns River Water Management District. Together, these grants will provide $947 , 100 (" Grant Funds" ) to the County for construction of the Project. E . The District has approached the County regarding using one of the proposed regional stormwater treatment systems within the IRFWCD drainage basin to help mitigate impacts to seagrass beds that will result from re-dredging the Sebastian Inlet's navigation channel . It appears that the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are amenable to the concept of using the Project as seagrass mitigation for the District's dredging of the Sebastian Inlet' s navigation channel . . F. The Sebastian Inlet District Commission has approved a cost share contribution of $750 , 000 (" District Funds") toward the Project. When the District Funds are added to the Grant Funds, the County will have approximately $ 1 , 697 , 000 for construction of the Project. Assuming a Project construction cost of $4 million , the Project has a shortfall of nearly $2 . 3 million . When the $ 1 . 5 million 2003 Florida legislative appropriation for the North Relief Canal is allocated to the Project, , the estimated shortfall will be approximately $803 , 000, that the County can fund through sales tax funds and other sources . The participation of the District will allow the Project to be constructed . G . Florida Statutes section 163. 01 , et seq . (2006) , known as the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969 , provides a method for governmental entities such as the County and the District to cooperate with each other on a basis of mutual advantage to provide services and facilities in a manner that will accord best with the factors influencing the needs and development of local communities; and H . The County and the District desire to cooperate in connection with the construction of the Project. as set forth in this Agreement. The District desires to provide the District Funds to obtain mitigation credit from the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for seagrass related benefits derived from the Project. NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration , and intending to be legally bound , the County and District agree as follows: 1 . Background Recitals. The background recitals are true and correct and form a material part of this Agreement. 2 . County to Construct. The County shall competitively bid , award , and supervise the construction of the Project, using the plans and technical specifications provided by the County and its engineering firm , Malcolm Pirnie , Inc. The design for the Project shall incorporate the expansion of the sediment sump funded by the District to provide enhanced sediment removal efficiency of the project. 2