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House adopts Senate changes to state park bill to block development like golf courses; renames a park
Summary
CS for CS for HB 209, which sponsors said prevents conversion of state park land to commercial uses like golf courses, passed the House after the sponsor said the Senate amendments strengthened reporting and clarified occupancy rules; the bill also redesignates St. Marks River Preserve State Park in honor of Ney Landrum.
The Florida House adopted Senate amendments to CS for CS for HB 209, a bill addressing state land management and state parks that sponsors described as strengthening protections against commercial development of park land.
Representative Snyder told members the bill clarifies reporting and reporting timelines to the Legislature and retains measures that would prohibit proposals to convert park land to golf courses, hotels or similar developments. He also said the bill redesignates St. Marks River Preserve State Park as the Ney Landrum State Park in recognition of long service to the park system.
Members asked whether the anti‑conversion language remained after the Senate amendments; Snyder replied the protections "are very much still in there loud and clear and did not change." Representatives also asked about occupancy rules for cabins; the sponsor said occupancy would conform to current management plans and that the bill improves public-notice procedures for any proposed management-plan changes.
The House adopted the Senate amendment as amended and passed the bill; the clerk recorded an 112‑member quorum earlier in the day and later announced recorded passage.
