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Constitutional amendment would allow lawsuits against state agencies for harm to Florida bodies of water
Tallahassee, Florida – Constitutional amendment would create a “fundamental right to clean and healthy waters” and allow lawsuits against state agencies for harm or threatened harm to lakes, rivers, wetlands, and other types of water bodies.
According to newly posted information on the state Division of Elections website, the committee Florida Right to CleanWater.org has proposed the initiative for the 2024 ballot.
“State executive agencies are instrumental to the effort to protect Florida waters from harm and threatened harm,” part of the proposed amendment says.
“Consequently, to promote the interests of Florida’s people, businesses, organizations, communities, and economies in clean and healthy waters, this section (part of the proposal) provide for equitable remedies against the actions or inactions of state executive agencies that harm or threaten harm to Florida waters, with the goal of clean and healthy waters and the aspiration that waters in the state will one day flourish.”
In order to reach the 2024 ballot, the committee would need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures by a Feb. 1, 2024, deadline and receive approval of the ballot wording from the Florida Supreme Court.
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