To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 2/11/2025
Actions
- 2025-02-11Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2025-02-11Introduced in House
- 2025-02-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-11 (00)
This bill prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Park Service currently manages Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres.
In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural preserves typically allow some development activities, such as hunting or oil and gas exploration.
Cosponsors (18)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
Subjects
- Florida
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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