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Florida Amendment 5, Payment for Water Pollution in the Everglades Initiative (1996)
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| Topic Pollution, waste, and recycling policy and Water storage |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area pay for the cost of the pollution's abatement. |
A “no” vote opposed providing that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area pay for the cost of the pollution's abatement. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 5 |
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3,397,286 | 68.06% | ||
| No | 1,594,175 | 31.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | The Constitution currently provides the authority for the abatement of water pollution. This proposal adds a provision to provide that those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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