Resolution 2016-236 RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 2 3 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING THE 2017 STATE
LEGISLATURE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR COUNTY
CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO AMENDMENT 1.
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, 75 percent of Florida voters approved Florida
Constitutional Amendment 1, the Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, which
authorizes no less than 33 percent of net revenues collected from the existing excise tax on real
estate documents (the "documentary stamp tax") to be used to acquire, restore, and improve land
and water areas throughout Florida; and
WHEREAS, documentary stamp tax revenues have historically been used to provide
state funding for the purchase of environmentally significant Florida lands, including parks,
waterfronts, and trails; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition, management, and restoration of conservation lands requires
a sustainable, dedicated source of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes the value of conservation
land for processing stormwater runoff, recharging aquifers, and protecting species and habitats;
and
WHEREAS, Collier County would like to partner with other counties in Florida that
have conservation land programs and are interested in pursuing their fair share of Amendment 1
funding; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, urges the 2017 Florida State Legislature to allocate
funding for county conservation land acquisition and management programs pursuant to
Amendment 1.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second and majority vote on this the
25th day of October, 2016.
ATTEST: F BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROOKClerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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