DeSantis signs bill blocking new cruise terminal on Tampa Bay’s southern shore

Citing a need to balance the state’s cruise industry with coastal preservation, Gov. DeSantis signed SB 302 to impede a ...

Preservation of coastlines, natural resources enhanced

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law this week meant to preserve Florida’s coastlines and protect the state’s natural resources.
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DeSantis signs bill in Bradenton blocking cruise port near Tampa Bay

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in Bradenton on Thursday blocking a cruise port at the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee ...
Bradenton Herald

‘Not really a need.’ DeSantis signs bill aiming to block Manatee cruise port

I cannot think of a worse place in Florida for a mega cruise ship terminal to be than Terra Ceia,” state Rep. Will Robinson ...

DeSantis says ‘not really a need’ for new cruise port in Manatee County

“There’s not really a need to add another port in the middle of a conserved area and an aquatic preserve, especially given ...
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Community reacts after DeSantis signs bill blocking cruise terminal in Manatee County

Legislation restricts dredging needed for proposed port on Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.
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Legislature OKs bill protecting Terra Ceia waters, hindering Manatee County cruise port proposal

The bill also adds protections for the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County introduced as an amendment by Bradenton Republican Sen. Jim Boyd.
Bradenton Herald

Plan for a resort near Skyway alarms Terra Ceia residents. State wants to block it, too

Residents of Terra Ceia got a wake-up call recently when a marketing plan surfaced online that could drastically change nearly 1,000 acres of pristine mangrove swamps and flatwoods on the islands and ...