TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House of Representatives last week approved a bill that would allow the state to award 825 new building permit allocations to the Florida Keys over a 10-year period.
House Bill 995, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, passed the lower chamber of the Florida Legislature by a vote of 115-0 on April 23.
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