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COPYRIGHT 2004 The Miami Herald
Byline: Marc Caputo
Mar. 31--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida developers have launched a quiet campaign in court and in the Legislature to scrap a proposed rule that would help save water for Everglades restoration and wetlands across the state.
The Association of Florida Community Developers has asked an administrative judge to block the proposed rule, saying its "vague" wording doesn't spell out how much water should be reserved for the environment. It also questions whether there's even an Everglades left to restore.
At the same time, two association lobbyists are meeting with receptive state lawmakers, who said they will consider developer-drafted legislation to stop the state Department of Environmental Protection from implementing the rule because it intrudes on the Legislature's authority to make...
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