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Florida Public Lands Legislation Enacted into Law with REP Support!
An
omnibus public lands bill strongly supported by REP passed Congress
with strong bipartisan majorities and was signed into law in
2009. The legislation includes a 600-acre expansion of Everglades
National Park - addition of Tarpon Basin property near Key Largo. The
expansion includes two mangrove peninsulas and Hurricane Hole, a
saltwater lake. Kudos to Representatives Ginny Brown-Waite, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Tom Rooney, and C.W. "Bill" Young, and former Senator Mel Martinez, who voted for the legislation.