Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act
Public Law 100-301 · S. 90 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 29, 1988 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Lawton Chiles (D-FL)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Bob Graham
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment)
Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act - Establishes the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition out of specified lands in Florida. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review the Addition for suitability for designation as a wilderness area. Sets forth land acquisition procedures. Requires intergovernmental cooperation in establishing access points and roads for traditional recreational opportunities, hunting and fishing, and other purposes.
Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years on the existing Preserve and the Addition concerning the status of land acquisition and management, including the adequacy and use of access points.
Authorizes appropriations for the acquisition of land and for development within the Addition.
Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations concerning the exploration and production of non-Federal interests in oil and gas reserves within the Preserve and Addition, including necessary access rights. Authorizes the establishment of a Minerals Management Office within the Office of the Superintendent of the Preserve to consider and take final action on applications for the exploration and production of such oil and gas rights within the Preserve and the Addition. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to oil and gas exploration and production.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Apr 29, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-301.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 19, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 12, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 31, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendments with amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Mar 1, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 24, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 18, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 1, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 12, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Apr 21, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 8, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 19, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 6, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.