Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an award of $100 million to support beach nourishment projects within 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. On Dec. 16, DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 4A, which allocated this funding to address coastal erosion resulting from these two back-to-back storm events. Distribution of the 2022 Special Session funding includes $23.1 million for Lee County beaches, $2.4 million for Collier County beaches and $1.3 million for Charlotte County beaches.