Justification
Governor's Recommendations 2022-23

The Governor's Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 includes funding for the Northwest Florida Water
Management District. Funding will support land management activities throughout District-owned lands. The land management
activities include prescribed burns, public access and road management, recreation site management, site restoration and
preparation, planting of native trees and other vegetation, invasive plant management, and other typical land management
activities. This program has been typically funded by a recurring appropriation of $1 million and restoration-focused
District timber revenues collected from sales from the previous year. This funding will offset the district's annual
timber revenue losses resulting from Hurricane Michael.