Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1317: Protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibits construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or expansion of specified oil & gas facilities on, in, over, or across certain waters & sovereignty submerged lands; prohibits Board of Trustees of Internal Trust Fund, state agencies, water management districts, port authorities, & local governments from issuing leases, easements, rights-of-way, authorizations, & permits for such activities; prohibits award of state grants or financial assistance for such activities; provides for enforcement; provides duties of DEP; provides for injunctive relief & civil penalties.
What the bill says
An act relating to protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range; creating s. 377.713, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; prohibiting a person from constructing, installing, operating, maintaining, or expanding a covered oil and gas facility near specified areas; prohibiting certain facilities from crossing state waters or submerged lands; prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or state or local agencies from issuing an authorization for specified prohibited activities…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
An act relating to protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range; creating s. 377.713, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; prohibiting a person from constructing, installing, operating, maintaining, or expanding a covered oil and gas facility near specified areas; prohibiting certain facilities from crossing state waters or submerged lands; prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or state or local agencies from issuing an authorization for specified prohibited activities; prohibiting certain agreements from authorizing certain infrastructure developments if a specified entity is the owner or lessor of the property or facility; prohibiting state grants or financial assistance from being awarded for certain purposes if a specified entity is the owner or lessor of the property or facility; prohibiting the permitting or construction of heliports or helistops under certain circumstances; prohibiting state aviation grants from being used for certain purposes; providing that specified provisions are enforceable policies of the state's coastal management program; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to take certain actions HB 1317 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1317-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES regarding certain federal agency activity; providing an exception; requiring the department to adopt rules and guidance to implement federal-consistency review; providing exceptions; providing construction; providing enforcement; amending s. 253.77, F.S.; prohibiting the Board …
Sponsors
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1317?
- H1317 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range.
- What does H1317 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range; creating s. 377.713, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; prohibiting a person from constructing, installing, operating, maintaining, or expanding a covered oil and gas facility near specified areas; prohibiting certain facilities from crossing state waters or submerged lands; prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or state or local agencies from issuing an authorization for specified prohibited activities…
- What is the status of H1317?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1317?
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003).
- Where is the official record for H1317?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1317
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