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Jeeves on Beach Erosion Control, Page 6 <br />I now quote from the Corps of Engineers' Program for Construction <br />of Beach Erosion Control Projects under the Authority of Section <br />103 of the River & Harbor Act of 1962, as amended: <br />(Quote) "Federal cost participation may be up to one-half <br />the cost of protecting shores owned by non -Federal public agencies." <br />(Close Quote) <br />The State of Florida, Indian River County and the City of <br />Vero Beach qualify'as non -Federal Agencies: <br />Let's take a look at the breakdown of the $400,000 cost for <br />installation of the jacks system. <br />Deducting $200,000, which is the fifty percent <br />Federal share, leaves a balance of $200,000. <br />Then according to FloridaHouse Bill #1672, <br />passed earlier this year, (a photocopy of which <br />-I hold in my hand furnished to me by our local <br />State Representative, Chester Clem), the State <br />will pay one-fourth of the total which amounts <br />to $100,000, thus leaving $100,000 outlay to be <br />split between the County and City. <br />Incidentally, you'll be interested to learn the following, <br />which I quote from a letter dated 30 July 1975 from Colonel Wisdom, <br />Corps of Engineers District Engineer3and addressed to Honorable <br />Lawton Chiles, who inturn mailed a photocopy to me which I <br />received last Thursday August 14, 1975. The letter is quite <br />long, so for the sake of brevity I will read just its first and <br />fourth paragraphs: <br />•(Quote) "Dear Senator Chiles: This .is in response to your <br />• <br />letter of 22 July 1975 in which you requested iriiormation on our <br />Indian -River County Beach Erosion Control and Shore Protection <br />Study. <br />AUG 2 01915 <br />'B <br />�Qx 23 PAGE40 <br />