TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a state parks bill after rejecting the chair’s amendment that critics said would have weakened park protections.
Details: The Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy advanced the bill introduced in response to last summer’s DeSantis administration proposal of golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts at state parks.
Those amenities are specifically prohibited in the bill, FL SB80 (25R). The legislation also would prohibit the installation of lodging but would allow cabins.
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State Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota), the committee chair, filed an amendment he said would allow golf courses and other amenities if they will not cause “substantial harm” to natural resources.
