Senate President Andy Gardiner is calling for transparency and accountability on Amendment 1 as the Legislature prepares to reconvene next week in a special session.
His comments come as environmentalists plan rallies statewide tomorrow, including in Orlando and Melbourne.Gardiner says some lawmakers are introducing measures that would help Floridians track Amendment 1 spending and ensure it goes toward conservation.
He says the spending should include land management and land acquisition.
"We have a very bad habit the state does and local governments go in, you buy a piece of property, you put up a fence and say, do not enter", Gardiner said. "Could you through land management have access through parks and trails?"
Amendment 1 is the state constitutional amendment 75% of voters supported in November. It puts an estimated $22 billion toward conservation over 20 years.
But environmentalists say budget proposals don't include enough spending on land acquisition. They're holding rallies in Orlando, Melbourne and seven other Florida cities to press lawmakers on the issue.