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.
HR 8206 prohibits Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. This means the preserve will not receive wilderness protections, which typically restrict activities like off-road vehicle use and logging. The bill directly affects future management decisions for the preserve by legally blocking federal wilderness designations. It is a specific policy change preventing new restrictions on land use within the preserve.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 1, 2024
Last action Jun 27, 2024
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
May 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
May 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Franklin
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Cory Mills
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
Co
John H. Rutherford
RRepublican
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