HR1192Referred to Committee

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.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-11

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Scott Franklin

Republican · FL · Representative

Votes with party: 98.8% (603 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (18)

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2025-02-11

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Committee Activity

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House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-02-11

Plain-English Summary

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.

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Subjects

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Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1192 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1192 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Diaz- Balart, Mr. Steube, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Luna, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Lee of Florida, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS. Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. <all>

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