Stormwater utilities be considered and, where appropriate, be established for the various drainage basins. Adequate staffing, funding and facilities be provided for regional and local planning councils. Revise Escambia County Land Development Code provisions to conform to the requirements of the local, regional and state comprehensive plans. The University of West Florida and Pensacola Junior College be involved, integrally, as part of the environmental efforts in the area, especially in monitoring, assessing and evaluating the estuarine systems and the factors affecting them. The University of West Florida's science programs that contribute to study or research of the area's estuarine systems, especially the Institute of Coastal and Estuarine Research, be supported by state and local government and the community.
Counties acquire environmentally sensitive lands for protection and preservation.
State law be amended to provide that dereliction of duty by a public officer be punishable as a crime. A new director for the Northwest District of the Department of Environmental Protection be appointed. Inform the voting public about issues relating to the environment and the positions of their elected officials on these issues. The Office of the State Attorney continue to investigate the failure of regulators to enforce environmental laws.