Responding to WOKV for comment, BP says they won't fulfill Governor Charlie Crist's request for $50-million in advertising to boost tourism, which has suffered since the spill.

"The Florida request for additional block grants was declined because we believe a more strategic and targeted program will be more effective than general grants that get spread to areas unimpacted by the spill. We have engaged a consulting firm to help us develop a program that will quickly increase hotel/condo occupancy rates along the Gulf Coast, not just Florida. We expect to have a plan in place next week," BP Spokesperson Jessie Baker tells WOKV.

But officials with Visit Florida say the oil spill has become a statewide problem for reeling in revenue from vacationers.

"Ten percent of the people have said that they've already changed their plans not to come to Florida as a result of the oil spill," says Chris Thompson with Visit Florida. "So, if you put ten percent up against a $60-billion industry, that's a $6-billion shortfall."

Thompson says the state tourism agency has spent at least $10-million each month since the oil spill to combat misconceptions about the state of Florida's beaches. He added there are 26 counties on Florida's State of Emergency list, and BP has short-changed ten of them.