(2)(a) The Legislature finds and declares that:1. Land acquisition programs have provided tremendous financial resources for purchasing environmentally significant lands to protect those lands from imminent development or alteration, thereby ensuring present and future generations’ access to important waterways, open spaces, and recreation and conservation lands.| www.flsenate.gov
The agency is now targeting the week of Sept. 2, it announced on social media.| Tampa Bay Times
(1) It is the policy of the state that the citizens of this state shall be assured public ownership of natural areas for purposes of maintaining this state’s unique natural resources; protecting air, land, and water quality; promoting water resource development to meet the needs of natural systems and citizens of this state; promoting restoration activities on public lands; and providing lands for natural resource-based recreation. In recognition of this policy, it is the intent of the Le...| www.flsenate.gov
The sweeping proposal set off a firestorm of public outcry across the state.| Tampa Bay Times