The 2014 Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative would allocate 33 percent of all existing excise taxes into an environmental protection fund. Proponents argue that the state's environmental programs were purged during the 2008 recession and new laws and funds are needed to protect the state's environment moving forward. Opponents believe that the fund would encourage the state government to purchase land that should remain in private ownership.
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