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Senate panel gives early OK to bill rebuffing Gov. DeSantis' state park development plans

  • The Senate Environmental and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that would prevent the redevelopment of state parks in Florida, known as SB 80, which aims to protect green spaces.
  • Environmental advocacy groups, including Audubon Florida and Friends of the Everglades, supported SB 80, highlighting the need for thorough evaluations of proposed changes to state parks.
  • Sen. Gayle Harrell stated that the bill addresses concerns over inappropriate developments, such as golf courses and hotels, proposed under the Governor's Great Outdoors Initiative.
  • The bill will allow for some construction, such as cabins for six people, but environmental groups urged for clearer prohibitions on incompatible uses in state parks.
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Bill seeks to prevent building pickleball courts, golf courses at Florida state parks

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate is moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state parks. The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee took up the bill (SB 80), filed by Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart. Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, has filed an identical bill (HB 209) in the H…

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Senate bill seeks to strengthen state park protections, restrict commercial development

Legislation filed in the Florida Senate on Monday would establish stricter conservation guidelines for state parks, prohibit certain types of development, increase public oversight of land management decisions, and require the Department of Environmental Protection to assess the state park system’s infrastructure and maintenance needs. Senate Bill 80, introduced by Sen. Gayle Harrell and co-sponsored by Sens. Jennifer Bradley, Don Gaetz, and Car…

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Florida Senate Committee Advances Bill to Block Golf, Pickelball, Lodges at Anastasia State Park

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate moved forward with a bill that would ban the construction of golf courses, pickleball courts, and hotel-style lodges in state parks. This action follows bipartisan criticism of the previous “Great Outdoors Initiative” proposal. The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee approved bill SB 80, sponsored by Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, […] The post Florida Senate Committee Advances Bill to Block Golf, Pi…

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Bill filed by Sen. Gayle Harrell to protect Florida state parks from development clears first hurdle

A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first hurdle Tuesday.The Environment and Natural Resources Committee in the Florida Senate voted unanimously 9-0 to move forward with Senate Bill 80, also known as the "State Park Preservation Act." Bill to protect Florida parks clears first hurdleState Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, filed SB 80 in December to stop the construction …

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Senate panel gives early OK to bill rebuffing Gov. DeSantis' state park development plans

It’s the Legislature’s answer to the Governor's aborted ‘Great Outdoors Initiative.’

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Park preservation bill approved by Florida State Senate's environmental committee

Today Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts, hotels and other developments that do not promote conservation from being built in state parks. The bill is a response to last year’s proposed “Great Outdoors initiative,” which stoked anger among residents. Republican State Senator Gayle Harrell sponsored the bill which would now give the public 30 days to weigh in on potential changes to state parks…

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