Justification
Governor's Recommendations 2022-23

The Governor's Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 includes an increase in federal grant spending authority
for the Office of Resilience Coastal and Protection (RCP). This funding will be used for operations to support the new
Coral Restoration and Protection Program (CRP) and allow RCP to hire competitively and retain valuable staff. In
addition, it will support expense items, such as lab supplies, field supplies, water quality monitoring supplies, and
other such needs within the RCP statewide operational grants.