HR 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.
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Scott Franklin [R-FL-18]
- Cosponsors
- 18
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2025-02-11
- Latest action
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2025-02-11: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-11: Introduced in House