Please call your Florida Senator today and ask them to vote against SB 1684/ HB 999 which would preempt Hernando County's plans to pass a fertilizer ordinance to clean up harmful algae in the Weeki Wachee spring system.
A contact list for all Senators follows at the bottom of this message. Please call your Senator immediately and urge them to VOTE NO on HB 999 and SB 1684!
Worst provisions of the bill:
(1) Preempts local authority to adopt fertilizer control ordinances that protect water quality (click on more info);
(2) Creates wetland exemptions for drainage districts and jeopardizes over 1 million acres of land and water in Florida;
(3) Ratifies no-bid 30 year sugar leases in the Everglades Agricultural Area, increasing the cost of Everglades restoration and further degrading water quality in the Everglades (The intent of this provision is to stop the Florida Wildlife Federation's legal challenge of the harmful leases);
(4) Expedites natural gas pipeline permit applications;
(5) Limits how the Florida Department of Environmental Protection can test for polluted water discharges;
(6) Prohibits water management districts from reducing permitted water withdrawals where an alternative water source is available;
(7) Restricts how local governments deal with development proposals by limiting how many times additional information can be requested.
Please call your Senators immediately --
Urge them to VOTE NO on HB 999 and SB 1684!
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Thank You!
Debbie Matthews
Sierra Club Florida Chapter Chair
Debbie Matthews
Sierra Club Florida Chapter Chair
Frank Jackalone
Florida Staff Director
