BRADENTON – During Thursday’s press conference held at the Pier 22 restaurant in Bradenton, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the dredging prohibitions contained in Senate Bill 302 and the matching companion bill recently adopted by the Florida House of Representatives.
During the March 19 press conference, DeSantis, FDEP Secretary Alexis Lambert, State Senator Jim Boyd and State Representative Will Robinson Jr. each said the new state law will prevent the dredging needed to construct and operate the proposed Knott-Cowen cruise port in the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve near Rattlesnake Key and The Sunshine Skyway. The new state law will take effect on July 1.
The press conference was streamed at the Florida Channel website and can be viewed using the link below. DeSantis began speaking about the cruise port and signing SB 0302 at the 7:24 mark of the video. Lambert, Boyd and Robinson also spoke during the press conference.
The Florida Channel video:
https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/3-19-26-signing-of-sb-302-coastal-resiliency-and-hb-1417-department-of-environmental-protection/
