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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.