A New State Bird, Defunding Conservation Land Purchases, and Following the Money

Send us Fan MailThis week we discuss bills that want to force a small Florida town to have an ethanol plant built near its downtown, remove single use plastics protections of some of our springs, and much more!Take Action: Stop the Plastic Preemption Bills (SB 1822 & HB 565)Take Action: Call House Budget Subcommittee Chair Esposito at 850-717-5077 and Budget Chair McClure at 850-717-5068 and ask them to restore Florida Forever funding in the 2025 Budget.Bills Discussed:SB 1118: Land Use and Development Regulations (McClain)CS/SB 832 by Judiciary / Burgess—Former Phosphate Mining LandsSB 880 by Garcia—Designation of the State BirdsSB 1822: Regulation of Auxiliary Containers (Martin) HB 565: Regulation of Auxiliary Containers (Blanco) HB 1133: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Shoaf)HB 1143: Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources (Shoaf)   SB 1300: Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources(Simon)SB 56: Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities (Garcia) SB 1228: Spring Restoration (McClain)HB 691: Spring Restoration (Conerly)HB 433: Administrative Procedures (Overdorf)SB 1622: Recreational Customary use of Beaches (Trumbull) SB 1388 by Trumbull—VesselsSPB 7002: Water Management Districts (Environment and Natural Resources)HB 1063: Carbon Sequestration (Cross) HB 1169: Water Management Districts (Conerly)Email us on the show with questions, suggestions, and comments at:  [email protected] a Florida Springs Council Informed Member - https://www.floridaspringscouncil.org/informed-membershipText ‘FSC’ to 844-722-3080 to sign up for FSC Action Alerts for the 2025 Legislative SessionRyan Worthington can be found exploring Florida at:  https://www.instagram.com/the_fl_excursionist/