FL S0080

Cited as the "State Park Preservation Act," the bill restricts allowable state park uses to "conservation-based public outdoor recreational uses" such as fishing, camping, hiking, swimming, boating, and birding, explicitly excluding sports facilities like golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts, and ball fields

Prohibits the Division of Recreation and Parks from installing or permitting any lodging establishment (as defined in s. 509.242) at state parks, while allowing camping cabins with a maximum occupancy of six guests that are compatible with the park's land management plan

Prohibits the division from authorizing uses or construction activities within a state park that may cause significant harm to park resources, requiring that any construction avoid impacts to critical habitat and natural and historical resources to the maximum extent practicable

Requires land management plans for state park parcels to be made publicly available at least 30 days before mandatory public hearings and mandates that plans for parcels within state parks be developed and updated with input from an advisory group, regardless of parcel size

Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2025, detailing parks with limited use or closures due to needed repairs, budget expenditure breakdowns for fiscal year 2023-2024, and estimated costs to eliminate the facility maintenance backlog by July 1, 2035