Jacob OglesApril 24, 2021
4min1525
The state will also help a sea level rise study on Longboat Key
Tag: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Jacob OglesApril 24, 2021
Renzo DowneyMarch 25, 2021
8min1918
Democrats say the bill effectively codifies the near-annual housing fund raid.
Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2020
4min479
Initially, the bill was just about invasive species; now firefighting is an issue
Guest AuthorMay 13, 20196min445
Water is our most precious natural resource, and the Florida Legislature is committed to protecting it.
Bruce RitchieApril 1, 2015
4min137
Environmental groups praised a Senate move on Wednesday to add $35 million in the state budget toward land acquisition but said the amount falls short of what voters wanted. Amendment 1, approved by 75 percent of voters in November, is now estimated to provide nearly $742 million for water and land conservation programs. Environmental groups […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 19, 2015
4min195
Environmental groups supporting Amendment 1 on Thursday criticized a Senate chairman’s spending proposal that provides $22 million for land acquisition. Amendment 1, approved by 75% of Florida voters in November, provides an estimated $741.8 million in fiscal 2015-16 for water and land conservation programs. Sen. Alan Hays, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 19, 20154min234
Environmental groups supporting Amendment 1 on Thursday criticized a Senate chairman’s spending proposal that provides $22 million for land acquisition. Amendment 1, approved by 75% of Florida voters in November, provides an estimated $741.8 million in fiscal 2015-16 for water and land conservation programs. Sen. Alan Hays, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 17, 2015
6min189
A House subcommittee chairman’s proposal for environmental spending ignores the will of voters who supported Amendment 1, environmental groups said Tuesday. “Most of Florida was left out of this budget,” said Eric Draper, executive director of Audubon Florida. “Most of Florida was left out of this budget,” Draper said. He was responding to the 2015-16 […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 17, 2015
6min277
A House appropriations subcommittee chair on Tuesday recommended bonding Amendment 1 revenue for land-buying while using a significant amount of the cash from the conservation-spending initiative for existing environmental spending, debt service, land management, and agricultural water programs. A key issue in the 2015 Legislative Session is how the Legislature will spend an estimated $757 million […]
Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 20156min187
State Sen. Alan Hays on Wednesday sternly told a Senate subcommittee audience that the Legislature had not neglected the environment in past years, and that Amendment 1 supporters may have misled Florida voters. The ballot initiative, approved by 75 percent of voters in November, provides an estimated $22.6 billion towards water and land conservation during […]