In 1999, the City of Orlando and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority ("Aviation Authority") granted the South Florida Water Management District ("District") a conservation easement via a Deed of Conservation Easement dated October 26, 1999, and recorded in Official Record Book 5883 at Page 3177 of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida, as amended by the Partial Release of Conservation Easement dated June 12, 2008, and recorded in Official Record Book 9725 at Page 8940 of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida, and the Amendment of Conservation Easement, dated March 15, 2012, and recorded in Official Record Book 10364 at Page 0489(collectively, the "Conservation Easement") encumbering approximately 1,100 acres around Mud Lake (the "Conservation Easement Area").
The conservation easement currently precludes the necessary activities required to address wildlife hazards in and around Mud Lake. The Aviation Authority met with and provided backup information to the District on the need to address wildlife hazard issues within the Conservation Easement. The Second Amendment of the Conservation Easement amends the Conservation Easement language to specifically allow the Aviation Authority to take necessary actions pursuant to Federal Aviation Administration regulations to address wildlife hazard issues. The District has agreed to the amendment, and the Aviation Authority approved the amendment at its December 11, 2024, Board meeting. There is no change to, or release of, any property encumbered by the conservation easement resulting from this amendment.