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AGENCY TESTIMONY
New funding for fleet maintenance and marine debris disposal
3:03:43
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The FY 2026 executive budget includes new baseline funding for fleet maintenance and marine debris disposal. This allocation will enhance the Parks Department's ability to address issues related to derelict vessels and marine debris in city waterways.
- Baseline OTPS funding provided for the Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering
- Funding will allow for proactive addressing of derelict vessels and large marine debris
- Since 2024, 82 vessels and over 430 cubic yards of debris have been removed from city waterways
Sue Donoghue
3:03:43
It also includes baseline OTPS funding for our Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering, which will allow us to more proactively address the issue of derelict, abandoned vessels, and large marine debris from our city's shorelines and waterways, and launch a public vessel turn in program.
3:04:08
Since the establishment of the new office in 2024 with the initial funding that was provided by the administration at that time, we have removed 82 vessels and over four and thirty cubic yards of debris from waterways across the city which had been serious public safety, navigational, and environmental hazards.