Statewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity Act
Statewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity ActStatewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity ActStatewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity Act
Protecting Florida’s farmland. Preserving food security. Defending government integrity.
Statewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity Act
Statewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity ActStatewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity ActStatewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity Act
Protecting Florida’s farmland. Preserving food security. Defending government integrity.
The Statewide Agricultural Preservation and Government Integrity Act (SAPGIA) was created to address a growing crisis across Florida, unchecked development, loss of agricultural land, strain on infrastructure, and increasing threats to our water supply.
Florida’s agricultural land is disappearing at an alarming rate. SAPGIA establishes permanent protections to ensure that farmland remains dedicated to farming and ranching—not converted into high-density development.
By preserving agricultural land, we protect:
Food production
Rural economies
Jobs and local industries
Open space and enviro
Florida’s agricultural land is disappearing at an alarming rate. SAPGIA establishes permanent protections to ensure that farmland remains dedicated to farming and ranching—not converted into high-density development.
By preserving agricultural land, we protect:
Food production
Rural economies
Jobs and local industries
Open space and environmental stability
Agriculture is not just part of Florida’s history it is essential to its future.
Ownership Transparency
Agricultural Preservation
Agricultural Preservation
Who owns the land matters—and the public has a right to know.
SAPGIA increases transparency around land ownership and development activity to ensure that:
Hidden ownership structures are exposed
Large-scale acquisitions are visible to the public
Communities understand who is shaping their future
Transparency is the foundation of accountability.
Government Integrity
Floridan Aquifer Protection
Floridan Aquifer Protection
Public trust depends on transparent and accountable decision-making. SAPGIA sets clear standards to prevent undue influence, conflicts of interest, and backroom deals in land-use decisions.
This includes:
Restrictions on officials receiving contributions tied to development approvals
Eliminating undisclosed communications outside public me
Public trust depends on transparent and accountable decision-making. SAPGIA sets clear standards to prevent undue influence, conflicts of interest, and backroom deals in land-use decisions.
This includes:
Restrictions on officials receiving contributions tied to development approvals
Eliminating undisclosed communications outside public meetings
Ensuring all decisions are made in the open and in the public interest
Government works for the people—not special interests.
Floridan Aquifer Protection
Floridan Aquifer Protection
Floridan Aquifer Protection
Florida’s water supply depends on the Floridan Aquifer—one of the most important groundwater systems in the country.
SAPGIA protects this critical resource by addressing practices that bypass natural filtration, including subsurface injection of wastewater and landfill leachate.
This pillar:
Prohibits new injection wells for wastewater disp
Florida’s water supply depends on the Floridan Aquifer—one of the most important groundwater systems in the country.
SAPGIA protects this critical resource by addressing practices that bypass natural filtration, including subsurface injection of wastewater and landfill leachate.
This pillar:
Prohibits new injection wells for wastewater disposal
Prevents expansion or reclassification of existing wells
Recognizes groundwater protection as essential to agriculture, public health, and long-term sustainability
Protecting our water means protecting everything that depends on it.
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