Lindsey Graham: “I join my colleague from Florida in thanking the chairman for his hard work on behalf of the Everglades. As my friend…”

“I join my colleague from Florida in thanking the chairman for his hard work on behalf of the Everglades. As my friend from Washington is aware, the Federal Government--under an agreement enshrined in the Everglades Forever Act of the State of Florida--is committed to purchase land for Stormwater Treatment Area 1--East. This land will be used to create a buffer marsh bordering on the Everglades agricultural area to help restore water quality. As I understand it, nothing in the bill before us today prevents the Secretary from using a portion of the Everglades National Park land acquisition funding to assist in STA-1E land acquisitions. Is that correct?”