Gov. Charlie Crist said he's leaning toward vetoing SB 2080, a measure that promotes Florda-friendly landscaping but also hands over state wetlands and water-use permitting to just five people.

Crist said he prefers the current permitting system where the boards of the five water management districts -- who are selected by Crist -- vote approving the larger permits. The bill would hand over those decisions to the directors of the five water districts, which environmental groups complained would effectively take it out of the public eye.

"I'm leaning toward the boards," Crist said during a press event in the Everglades. "If you have the opportunity to have a lot of good minds helping you out, instead of just a few, you should take it."

--Craig Pittman