State parks protection bill heads to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '4.000', 'text': 'Tonight, there are just hours left in'}, {'start': '2.240', 'end': '6.400', 'text': "Florida's legislative session. Tomorrow"}, {'start': '4.000', 'end': '7.919', 'text': 'is the final day for lawmakers to'}, {'start': '6.400', 'end': '10.160', 'text': 'discuss and vote on proposed'}, {'start': '7.919', 'end': '11.920', 'text': 'legislation. And lawmakers are wasting'}, {'start': '10.160', 'end': '14.240', 'text': 'no time approving bills to send to'}, {'start': '11.920', 'end': '16.320', 'text': 'Governor Ron DeSantis. One of them aims'}, {'start': '14.240', 'end': '18.320', 'text': 'to protect state parks from development'}, {'start': '16.320', 'end': '20.320', 'text': 'like golf courses, resorts, and'}, {'start': '18.320', 'end': '22.400', 'text': 'pickleball courts. The legislation'}, {'start': '20.320', 'end': '24.880', 'text': "follows last year's backlash over the"}, {'start': '22.400', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'great outdoors initiative. It proposed'}, {'start': '24.880', 'end': '29.119', 'text': 'commercial development in some state'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '30.720', 'text': "parks. But tonight, as 10 Tampa Bay's"}, {'start': '29.119', 'end': '32.239', 'text': "Miguel Octavio explains, there's"}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '36.399', 'text': 'uncertainty whether the governor will'}, {'start': '32.239', 'end': '38.719', 'text': 'sign off on the new protections.'}, {'start': '36.399', 'end': '40.640', 'text': 'The sights and sounds of Little Manatee'}, {'start': '38.719', 'end': '42.719', 'text': "River State Park. They're they're a"}, {'start': '40.640', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'public treasure will never get old for'}, {'start': '42.719', 'end': '47.520', 'text': "James Scott. There's something special"}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '50.800', 'text': "about being in a place where you can't"}, {'start': '47.520', 'end': '52.559', 'text': 'hear the rush of cars uh or the sound of'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '54.879', 'text': 'urban life. The piece may remain'}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '57.199', 'text': "undisturbed. It's thanks to a new bill"}, {'start': '54.879', 'end': '59.280', 'text': 'he and other environmental advocates'}, {'start': '57.199', 'end': '60.960', 'text': 'fought months for. The environment is'}, {'start': '59.280', 'end': '63.359', 'text': 'not a partisan issue in the state of'}, {'start': '60.960', 'end': '65.360', 'text': 'Florida. It never should have been. It'}, {'start': '63.359', 'end': '67.439', 'text': 'never should be.'}, {'start': '65.360', 'end': '69.600', 'text': 'State lawmakers made a unified decision'}, {'start': '67.439', 'end': '72.000', 'text': 'to ban certain developments like golf'}, {'start': '69.600', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'courses, resort style lodges, or pickle'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '77.280', 'text': 'ball courts on park land.'}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '80.000', 'text': 'A proposal last year to build at state'}, {'start': '77.280', 'end': '82.240', 'text': 'parks drew outrage. for instance, up to'}, {'start': '80.000', 'end': '84.560', 'text': 'four pickle ball courts in a parking lot'}, {'start': '82.240', 'end': '86.640', 'text': 'proposed on Honeymoon Island. Uh we were'}, {'start': '84.560', 'end': '88.320', 'text': 'shocked and then we were outraged. State'}, {'start': '86.640', 'end': '90.799', 'text': 'Senator Gail Harold says she was'}, {'start': '88.320', 'end': '92.159', 'text': 'appalled, so she sponsored the bill. And'}, {'start': '90.799', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'this is what the great state of Florida'}, {'start': '92.159', 'end': '96.640', 'text': 'is all about coming together. The'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '98.799', 'text': "governor hasn't shared if he'll sign it,"}, {'start': '96.640', 'end': '100.960', 'text': 'but this is what he said last year. I am'}, {'start': '98.799', 'end': '102.880', 'text': 'totally fine to just do nothing and do'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '104.159', 'text': "no improvements if that's what the the"}, {'start': '102.880', 'end': '106.640', 'text': "general public wants, and that's fine"}, {'start': '104.159', 'end': '108.799', 'text': 'with me. Again, these are oases. After'}, {'start': '106.640', 'end': '111.439', 'text': 'months of push back, James is hopeful'}, {'start': '108.799', 'end': '112.640', 'text': 'these havens will remain protected.'}, {'start': '111.439', 'end': '114.560', 'text': "People like me, who's a second"}, {'start': '112.640', 'end': '116.000', 'text': 'generation Flityian, uh these are places'}, {'start': '114.560', 'end': '117.520', 'text': 'worth fighting for. This is why we love'}, {'start': '116.000', 'end': '120.079', 'text': "Florida. Uh we're going to continue to"}, {'start': '117.520', 'end': '122.719', 'text': 'grow, but but we can protect our water'}, {'start': '120.079', 'end': '125.040', 'text': 'and our air and our animals. In'}, {'start': '122.719', 'end': '126.719', 'text': 'Hillsboro County, Miguel Octavio, 10'}, {'start': '125.040', 'end': '127.920', 'text': 'Tampa Bay. And we did reach out to the'}, {'start': '126.719', 'end': '131.840', 'text': "governor's office for comment about"}, {'start': '127.920', 'end': '131.840', 'text': 'this. will let you know when we hear'}]