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Florida Everglades Sugar Production Levy, Amendment 4 (1996)
From Ballotpedia
Florida Everglades Sugar Production Levy, Amendment 4 appeared on the November 5, 1996 election ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved.Election results
| Amendment 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 d No | 2,774,806 | 54.4% | ||
| Yes | 2,328,016 | 45.6% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
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.
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