Florida House passes bill to add more transparency around conservation land decisions

Lawmakers add transparency to conservation land sales

(The Center Square) – Potential sales or trades of state-owned conservation land would require more transparency under a bill that unanimously passed the Florida House on Tuesday.

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Florida House passes bill to add more transparency around conservation land decisions

The measure was filed in response to a controversial proposal to trade away 600 acres of wilderness preserve near St. Augustine.