SB 2506: Natural Resources

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Natural Resources; Deleting provisions authorizing the Department of Financial Services to disburse certain funds from the Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund; revising requirements for applications for full fee simple acquisition projects; revising the list of entities that certain state agencies may contract with; repealing provisions relating to the Local Trail Management Grant Program; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to dedicate a certain amount of funds to projects located in a rural area of opportunity, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 6/17/2025 02:21 PM

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500	Compare
  H 5011 by Budget Committee Funding for Environmental Resource Management Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2506	Compare
  S 2500 (er) by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  S 7002 (e1) by Environment and Natural Resources Water Management Districts Last Action: 6/16/2025 H Died in returning Messages	Compare

• Citations - Statute (11)

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  17.71	Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund.	Page 2 [pdf]
  253.0251	Alternatives to fee simple acquisition.	Page 3 [pdf]
  259.032	Conservation and recreation lands.	Page 4 [pdf]
  259.037	Land Management Uniform Accounting Council.	Page 4 [pdf]
  259.1055	Florida wildlife corridor.	Page 5 [pdf]
  260.0145	Local Trail Management Grant Program.	Page 5 [pdf]
  373.026	General powers and duties of the department.	Page 5 [pdf]
  373.1501	South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor.	Page 7 [pdf]
  380.093	Resilient Florida Grant Program; comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and assessment; Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; regional resilience entities.	Page 8 [pdf]
  380.095	Dedicated funding for conservation lands, resiliency, and clean water infrastructure.	Page 10 [pdf]
  403.0673	Water quality improvement grant program.	Page 10 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/28/2025	S	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
  4/2/2025	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Filed • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/8/2025	S	• Introduced
  4/9/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 366 • Read 3rd time -SJ 366 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 366 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 366 • Immediately certified -SJ 366
  4/9/2025	H	• In Messages • Bill referred to House Calendar • Substituted for HB 5011 • Read 1st time • Read 2nd time • Amendment 169279 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 12 • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
  4/10/2025	S	• In returning messages
  6/2/2025	H	• Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed
  6/2/2025	S	• Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
  6/16/2025	S	• Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1534 • Conference Committee Report adopted (226258) -SJ 1537 • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 29 NAYS 5 -SJ 1537
  6/16/2025	H	• In Messages • Conference Committee Report considered • Amendment 226258 adopted • Conference Committee Report adopted • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 91, NAYS 13
  6/16/2025	S	• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled