CS/HB 705

January 5, 2018 By

FAF Letter to Rep. Burgess Re: CS/HB 705 Exemption/Surplus Lands

[VIEW THE PDF VERSION] 5 January 2018 The Honorable Danny Burgess Florida House of Representatives 402 South Monroe Street, Room 303 House Office Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Re: CS/HB 705 Exemption/Surplus Lands Dear Representative Burgess: We are writing to express our concerns regarding CS/HB 705, creating a public record exemption for records relating to the […]

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FAF Letter to Rep. Burgess Re: CS/HB 705 Exemption/Surplus Lands

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