119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Gus Bilirakis R-FLOriginal
- Katherine Cammack R-FLOriginal
- Byron Donalds R-FLOriginal
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FLOriginal
- Carlos Gimenez R-FLOriginal
- Anna Luna R-FLOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FLOriginal
- Brian Mast R-FLOriginal
- Jared Moskowitz D-FLOriginal
- John Rutherford R-FLOriginal
- Maria Salazar R-FLOriginal
- W. Steube R-FLOriginal
- Daniel Webster R-FLOriginal
- Russ Fulcher R-ID
- Mike Haridopolos R-FL
- Vern Buchanan R-FL
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Garland Barr R-KY
Who scored on this bill
- 1C. Franklin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by C. Franklin.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.