Amendment 1 would ensure funding for environment

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters this November are being asked to change the state constitution to earmark billions of tax dollars for a host of environmental protection projects.

The Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, or Amendment 1 on the ballot, would dedicate 33 percent of annual revenue raised through an existing tax on real estate transactions over the next 20 years to conservation projects. That amounts to an estimated $18 billion to $20 billion.