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Legislators
Sen Don Gaetz (D)
Sen Don Gaetz (D)
(R Niceville)
Rep Perry E. Thurston
Rep Perry E. Thurston
(D Fort Lauderdale)
Rep Will W. Weatherford
Rep Will W. Weatherford
(R Wesley Chapel)
Environment and Natural Resources >
GOP leaders talk about more money for land buying but offer no commitments
Bruce Ritchie, 01/30/2013 - 04:33 PM

Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders expressed support for conservation land-buying on Wednesday but stopped short of committing more money towards those programs.

Florida had the largest land-buying program in the nation from 1990 through 2008 when at least $300 million per year was provided to Florida Forever. Since 2009, the program has received $23 million, or less than 5 percent of its historic annual appropriation.

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Filed in: Budget and Taxes, Environment and Natural Resources
Tags: Budget Requests, FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Land Acquisition, Pets and Livestock, State Budget, State lands, Water management districts
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