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Florida Amendment 4, Everglades Sugar Fee Initiative (1996)
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Environment |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported imposing a $0.01 per pound fee on sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area, with the funds being used for conservation in the Everglades. |
A “no” vote opposed imposing a $0.01 per pound fee on sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area, with the funds being used for conservation in the Everglades. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,328,016 | 45.62% | ||
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2,774,806 | 54.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Provides that the South Florida Water Management District shall levy an Everglades Sugar Fee of 1 per pound on raw sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area to raise funds to be used, consistent with statutory law, for purposes of conservation and protection of natural resources and abatement of water pollution in the Everglades. The fee is imposed for twenty-five years. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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