Rep. Steube Pushes His Myakka River Bill Before House Natural Resources Committee

This press release from Representative W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) was published on 2026-09-09 and titled "Rep. Steube Pushes His Myakka River Bill Before House Natural Resources Committee".

Rep. Steube Pushes His Myakka River Bill Before House Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON––Last week, Rep. Steube testified before the House Natural Resources subcommittee on Federal Lands in support of his bill H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025. His legislation would add the 34-mile Sarasota County segment of the Myakka River to the Partnership Wild and Scenic River program, a collaborative federal framework jointly protecting free-flowing rivers that mostly run though private or non-federal land.