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February
12, 2007 -
- CRIST
RELEASES BUDGET PROPOSAL
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- Gov.
Charlie Crist has proposed a $71.2 billion budget for 2007-08, down 3 percent
from the spending plan proposed by Gov. Jeb Bush in 2006 because of decreased
revenue.
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- About
$2.9 billion is designated for agriculture and natural resources, including: $68.25
million for alternative energy funding, $357.7 million for Agriculture and Consumer
Services, $2.2 billion for environmental protection (including a $100 million
increase in funding for the state’s Florida Forever land acquisition program),
$100 million for the Everglades, $50 million for Lake Okeechobee, $40 million
for relief to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries, and $291.6 million for
the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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- ALSO
IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP
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