Path to Florida Springs National Park Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4656 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4656 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Florida Springs National Park in Central and North Florida, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Fine introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Florida Springs National Park in Central and North Florida, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Path to Florida Springs National Park Act''. SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Study area.-- (A) In general.--The term ``study area'' means approximately 2,800 square miles of land in Florida located south of Jacksonville, north of Orlando, and east of Gainesville. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``study area'' includes-- (i) Ocala National Forest; (ii) Lake George, Relay, Tiger Bay, Seminole Forest (Lake Tracy Unit), Rock Springs Run, Marshall Swamp, Ocala (Lake Delancy and Church Lake Units), Belmore, Camp Blanding, Ocklawaha River, and Grove Park Wilderness Management Areas; (iii) Lake George, Heart Island, Rice Creek, Hull Swamp, Crescent Lake, Lochloosa Wildlife, Clark Bay, Silver Springs Forest, Newnans Lake, Murphy Creek, Horseshoe Point, Moses Creek, and Pellicer Creek Conservation Areas; (iv) Lake George, Tiger