Recreational Areas - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies from the Ocoee River recreation and economic development fund may be expended by the Ocoee River recreation and economic development fund board; replaces the park manager member of the board with the director of the division of state parks. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 11, Chapter 8.

HB 2425 expands the Ocoee River recreation fund's eligible uses to include tourism promotion and economic development activities, such as funding community events and supporting nonprofit organizations. It replaces the park manager on the fund board with the director of the division of state parks and imposes new limits on commercial permits: capping permits at 24 (reducing to 12 after July 2026) and restricting future permits to business buyers or immediate family members. These changes directly affect the fund board, commercial operators on the Ocoee River, and state park management. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.