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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2025
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.
People & committees
Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] · R–FL
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from receiving a wilderness designation, including designation as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The proposed prohibition covers both wilderness designation and designation as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The provision states no exceptions, implementation date, or expiration date.
1. Prohibition on Big Cypress National Preserve designation as Wilderness Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The supplied July 18, 2026 source snapshot records that the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 11, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-07-18T00:01:58Z. 2025-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2025-02-11: Introduced in House
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