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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 5421 5421 0 0 FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4A RETURN WAS AMENDED TO UPDATE PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS. PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT COMMUNITIES AND TO REPRESENT ADVOCACY GROUPS BEFORE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES, WITH A FOCUS ON AMERICA'S EVERGLADES. REPRESENT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE MATTERS, WORKING WITH NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION GROUPS INCLUDING LAND USE, WETLANDS PERMITTING, ENDANGERED SPECIES, PUBLIC LANDS, AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, WITH A FOCUS ON AMERICA'S EVERGLADES. IN 2022, EVERGLADES LAW CENTER, INC. WAS INVOLVED IN FOUR CASES IN LITIGATION, THREE REPRESENTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CLIENTS AS AMICUS CURIAE AND ONE REPRESENTING A CITIZEN IN STATE ADMINSITRATIVE COURT. THE THREE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARE NOT "CASES LITIGATED" BY ELC BUT WE INCLUDE BELOW THE RATIONALES FOR THE DETERMINATION THAT ELC'S INVOLVEMENT ON BEHALF OF AMICI CURIAE WOULD BENEFIT THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. ELC FILED AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN NOVEMBER 2021 IN FLORIDA'S SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ON BEHALF OF TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC., AND FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES, INC., IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S POSITION THAT THE TRIAL COURT INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED 163.3215(3), FLORIDA STATUTES. ELC'S AMICUS BRIEF PRESENTED THE EVERGLADES AS A SALIENT EXAMPLE OF HOW STATE PRIORITIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, AND HOW THOSE PRIORITIES COULD BE HAMSTRUNG IF THIS COURT AFFIRMED THE TRIAL COURT'S FLAWED INTERPRETATION OF 163.3215(3). THE BRIEF FURTHER ADDRESSED HOW THE COURT'S INTERPRETATION OF 163.3215(3) CONFLICTS WITH IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, LIKE EVERGLADES RESTORATION. ENSURING THAT INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTING STATE RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE EVERGLADES, CAN BE CHALLENGED AND PREVENTED IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING ELC'S MISSION: TO ADVOCATE, NEGOTIATE, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LITIGATE TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM, WHICH BENEFITS THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL REVERSED THE TRIAL COURT IN DECEMBER 2022, RULING (IN PART) IN FAVOR OF THE POSITION ELC AND ITS CLIENTS SUPPORTED, AND THE PARTIES THEN ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. ELC REPRESENTED OUR CLIENTS PRO BONO AND DID NOT SEEK ANY ATTORNEY FEES. ELC FILED AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN APRIL 2022 IN FLORIDA'S THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES, INC., 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC., AND BISCAYNE BAY WATERKEEPER D/B/A/ MIAMI WATERKEEPER, IN SUPPORT OF TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.'S POSITION THAT FLORIDA'S ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION ERRED IN FINDING THAT A PROPOSED MIAMI DADE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT WAS "IN COMPLIANCE" UNDER CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES. ELC'S BRIEF HIGHLIGHTED THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION'S INTERPRETATION OF FLORIDA'S COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACTS AND FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE AND CONSTITUTIONAL INTENT TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT AND LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. ENSURING THAT INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTING STATE RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE EVERGLADES, CAN BE CHALLENGED AND PREVENTED IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING ELC'S MISSION: TO ADVOCATE, NEGOTIATE, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LITIGATE TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM, WHICH BENEFITS THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN ISSUED; ELC REPRESENTED OUR CLIENTS PRO BONO AND IS NOT SEEKING ANY ATTORNEY FEES. ELC FILED AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN SEPTEMBER 2022 IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ON BEHALF OF THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, INC., SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC., FLORIDA KEYS FISHING GUIDES ASSOCIATION, INC., ISLAMORADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC., CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC., THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION, INC., AND FLORIDA BAY FOREVER, INC., SUPPORTING THE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN A CHALLENGE OF THE CORPS' APPROVAL OF A COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN ("CERP") PROJECT BROUGHT BY THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. ELC'S BRIEF SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT CERP PROJECTS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN WAYS THAT MAXIMIZE WATER AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION. WERE THIS COURT TO ADOPT THE SUGAR INDUSTRY'S FLAWED INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW, THE CAREFULLY CRAFTED PLAN FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION DEVELOPED OVER DECADES WOULD CEASE TO BE A PLAN TO RESTORE AMERICA'S EVERGLADES, AND WOULD SERVE INSTEAD PRIMARILY AS AN INSURANCE POLICY FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLY BEFORE ANY RESTORATION OBJECTIVES COULD BE MET. ENSURING THAT THE FEDERAL PLAN TO RESTORE AMERICA'S EVERGLADES CAN BE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED IS CONSISTENT WITH ELC'S MISSION: TO ADVOCATE, NEGOTIATE, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LITIGATE TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM, WHICH BENEFITS THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. IN MARCH 2023, THE DISTRICT COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE POSITION THAT ELC AND ITS CLIENTS SUPPORTED; THE SUGAR INDUSTRY HAS APPEALED THE DISTRICT COURT DECISION. ELC REPRESENTED OUR CLIENTS PRO BONO AND IS NOT SEEKING ANY ATTORNEY FEES. ELC FILED A PETITION IN THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS ("DOAH") IN DECEMBER 2022 ON BEHALF OF NITA LEWIS, PH.D., A CITIZEN WHO LIVES AND OWNS HER HOME DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE THAT OVERLAPS WITH PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR USE IN COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN ("CERP") PROJECTS. ELC'S DOAH PETITION CHALLENGED THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO PROCEED IN THE POTENTIAL CERP PROJECT FOOTPRINT, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT THAT, ACCORDING TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S MAYOR, "ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS AT RISK OF STORM SURGE, PUTTING MORE PROPERTIES AT RISK IN THE FUTURE AND WHICH WOULD ADD TO THE ADVERSE IMPACTS THAT "POORLY-PLANNED HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT HAS HAD ON OUR ECOSYSTEM." CHALLENGING INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTING STATE RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE EVERGLADES, THAT VIOLATES STATE AND LOCAL LAND PLANNING LAWS PROTECTING THOSE RESOURCES IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING ELC'S MISSION: TO ADVOCATE, NEGOTIATE, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LITIGATE TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM, WHICH BENEFITS THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. ELC REPRESENTED OUR CLIENT PRO BONO, AND IS NOT SEEKING ANY ATTORNEY FEES. THE CASE IS STAYED WHILE PROCEDURAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE LITIGATED IN STATE COURT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO REVIEW FORM 990 AND ALL ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES. ALL QUESTIONS AND ISSUES ARE RESOLVED WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES THE FORMS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT ANNUAL MEETINGS AND BEFORE LITIGATION FOR POTENTIAL CLIENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPARES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SIMILARLY ESTABLISHED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS THREE MOST CURRENT YEARS OF FORM 990 AND ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. NO OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. REGULATION SECTION 1.263(A)-1(F) - DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION TAXPAYER NAME: EVERGLADES LAW CENTER, INC. TAXPAYER ADDRESS: 378 NORTHLAKE BLVD NO. 105, NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 TAXPAYER ID NUMBER: 59-3082799 YEAR-END: 12/31/2022 UNDER IRC REGULATION SECTION 1.263(A)-1(F), THE TAXPAYER HEREBY ELECTS TO APPLY THE DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION.