Legislative leaders may use gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects.
“Using these new revenues to acquire and manage conservation lands and invest in our clean water infrastructure will be a phenomenal return on investment for our state,” Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said in opening remarks to the Senate on Tuesday. “I hope the legislation will earn your support.”
The proposal (SB 1638), filed by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, would use an “indeterminate” amount of revenue available from a gambling deal that Gov. Ron DeSantis reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 2021.
