Environmental Protection Fund gains $9 million

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KIM SMITH DEDAM

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack Council and other green groups are glad to see a growing Environmental Protection Fund for New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo finalized the state budget with Assembly and Senate leaders late last Friday, and the legislature approved it Monday.

The spending plan puts $162 million into the Environmental Protection Fund, a pool of money administered by several state agencies for state land purchases, invasive species protection, Smart Growth grants, Empire State Development resources and projects allocated through the Departments of Agriculture and Markets and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

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