More money would be set aside for land conservation under a House bill rolled out Monday, with some environmentalists contending the proposal could hinder Senate President Joe Negron’s push to speed construction of a water-cleaning reservoir in the Everglades.
House Government Accountability Chairman Matt Caldwell, whose committee unanimously approved the measure, rejected the notion that the proposed changes to the state’s Florida Forever land conservation program are tied to the Senate’s proposed $1.5 billion reservoir project.
