Cuomo proposes boost in state environmental protection fund

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday proposed boosting New York’s environmental protection fund by $123 million, increasing available money to buy land and conservation easements, protect farmland, fight invasive species and revive waterfronts.
The $300 million he’s proposing for the fiscal year that starts April 1 more than doubles the amount from his first year in office — $134 million in 2011. The fund has $177 million for the current year.
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