Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed legislation aimed at protecting Florida’s natural resources.
appropriates $535 million for environmental resource management and requires the Department of Revenue to deposit into the Indian Gaming Revenue Trust Fund within the Department of Financial Services a specified percentage of the revenue share payments received under the gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida .
The legislation will create the Local Trail Management Grant Program within the Department of Environmental Protection for a specified purpose and authorize the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to enter into voluntary agreements with private landowners for environmental services within the Florida wildlife corridor.The bill will give $150 million for repairs and upgrades to both the Central and South Florida water management systems. It will affect 9 million Floridians.
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