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RepublicanBill · S. 446· Senate(119-S-446)

A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Rep. Scott
Age: 74 years
Florida
Introduced
2/6/2025
Last activity
2/4/2026 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably and an amendment to the title.
Sponsored by
Rick Scott
Cosponsors
None
Public Lands and Natural Resources
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is about the Big Cypress National Preserve. It was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Scott of Florida. The text specifically prohibits the preserve from being designated as wilderness. It also stops it from becoming a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Yes

  • Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2

    Preventing wilderness designation may allow for more diverse land uses that could benefit local rural economies.

The opposite

  • Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-5

    The bill prevents the Big Cypress National Preserve from receiving wilderness designation, which would otherwise provide higher levels of environmental protection.

  • Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?-3

    By precluding wilderness status, the bill limits the formal conservation management frameworks typically applied to the National Wilderness Preservation System.