Florida Forever

Florida Forever is a land conservation program in Florida. In 1999, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Forever Act which was signed into law by Florida governor Jeb Bush, which would lead to the creation of the Florida Forever program.[1][2] Since the program was created in July 2001, the state of Florida has purchased more than 818,616 acres of land with a little over $3.1 billion (as of July 2020).[3] Approximately 2.5 million acres have been purchased under the program and its predecessor, Preservation 2000 (P2000).[4]

According to one 2011 poll, the program is popular and few Floridians favor cutting the funding for it.[5]

In 2020, the program received $100 million as part of HB 5001.[6]

References
  1. "Florida Forever Land Acquisition Work Plans". Northwest Florida Water Management District. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. Higgins, H.T.; Chapin, T.S.; Connerly, C.E.; Miller, P.D.; Gurran, N. (2012). Growth Management in Florida: Planning for Paradise. Urban Planning and Environment. Ashgate Publishing Limited. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-4094-8734-0. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. "Florida Department of Environmental Protection". Florida Forever. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. Florida Forever Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  5. Potteiger, Jason (April 21, 2011). "Few Support Cutting Florida Forever Act". A Polster on Polling. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. "These laws go into effect in Florida today". Tampa Bay Times. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-24.


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