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Why did the state enact the legislation in the first place? Was it because it meant to save the environment, or was it to stop towns and cities from frustratin
by willvarfar 2y ago
Why did the state enact the legislation in the first place?
Was it because it meant to save the environment, or was it to stop towns and cities from frustrating lobby interests?
- DrillShopper 2y agoThe latter. The state has also prohibited cities from issuing heat ordinances because some localities wanted to mandate water and rest breaks for workers when temperatures are above a certain threshold, and Florida thinks that only restriction that should be on corporations is that they toe the Florida state party line and otherwise not be interfered with in any way.
- giantg2 2y agoThe third option is that it's so you don't end up with a patchwork of different laws/rights/restrictions and potential conflict between local and state laws. That's supposed to be the intent with most preemptive laws. In theory, there's supposed to be a balance between the use of natural resources and their protection.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoA third options is to prevent towns from establishing rights that override those of other individuals (and interests).
- kristjansson 2y ago> why? There are ok-ish third reasons (consistency, etc.) to keep muni governments out of environmental regulation, but this provision is undoubtably meant to frustrate exactly the kind of group it did. The provision was added in 2020, presumably in response to the 2019 Lake Erie Bill of Rights[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_personhood#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_personhood#Unite...