TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State taxpayers would pay $60 million over 30 years to help build a retractable-roof ballpark in Miami for the Florida Marlins under legislation approved unanimously Thursday by House and Senate committees.
The team, Miami and Miami-Dade County have committed to paying $460 million of the $490 million project. The remaining $30 million would come from bonds backed by the $60 million in state money.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush was against the idea, but new Gov. Charlie Crist has said he supports the use of state money because he believes it creates economic development.
The proposal was approved by the Senate Finance and Tax Committee and the House Economic Development Committee.
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