To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

1. 01

   How would allowing oil and gas exploration in Big Cypress National Preserve affect Florida's water supply and the Everglades ecosystem downstream?

2. 02

   What economic benefits from hunting and resource extraction would justify preventing wilderness protection for this 729,000-acre preserve?

3. 03

   Why does this bill target Big Cypress specifically rather than establishing a broader policy for all national preserves?

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