State Sen. Joe Negron made a promise to his constituents he would work to return Lake Okeechobee discharge decisions to local water managers, and on Tuesday the Stuart Republican kept it.

Negron, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee Basin (IRLLOB), called on Florida’s congressional delegation to push for federal legislation to remove the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sole jurisdiction over Lake Okeechobee releases.

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