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Ron DeSantis: “The state, we don't have to do a federal environmental…”

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Published | Video Starts at 49:34

So people sued and they said, oh no, you can't do that. Why? You didn't do an environmental impact statement. That's what it was. That was the crux of the suit. Now The state, we don't have to do a federal environmental impact statement when we're doing business on our own property. Like, we don't have to do it. It's not a requirement. The federal government does have to do it when they're doing certain things. (49:34–49:42)

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Asserts that the state of Florida is not required to conduct a federal environmental impact statement for activities on its own property.

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