The Everglades are wetlands in southern Florida. In 1948, federal and local governments joined
together to divert water from the Everglades in order to create dry land for humans to live on. The
change in water flow affected the ecosystem negatively. In 2000, the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan was initiated. The goal of this legislation is to return the water flow to its historical
path. Which of the following was necessary for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to
be enacted?
a. They had to ask the public for monetary donations for the funding of the project.
b. They had to survey the public for their opinions.
c. They had to monitor the health of the system for years and collect data.
d. They had to collect samples of all native plants.