# 119-hr-2580: Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act

119-hr-2580, Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2580
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Designates a restored segment of the Kissimmee River in Florida as a recreational Wild and Scenic River.** The bill would be titled the Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act and would withdraw federal land within that segment from most public land disposals and from mineral leasing and mining location laws, subject to valid existing rights. - Recreation and local communities: Visitors and nearby towns would see the stretch managed by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river, creating a single federal steward for recreation and conservation. - Conservation and habitat: Federal land inside the designated corridor would be withdrawn from entry and disposal under public land laws and from location under the mining laws and from mineral and geothermal leasing and mineral materials laws. - Mining and development interests: The withdrawal would bar most new federal land entries, mining claims, and mineral or geothermal leasing inside the corridor, while preserving valid existing rights. - Geography and scope: The restored segment is defined roughly from 16 miles downstream of Lake Kissimmee to 15 miles upstream of Lake Okeechobee and would be added as a recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Recreation protections for Kissimmee River: benefit, low. If enacted, a restored part of the Kissimmee River would get federal "recreational river" status. The segment runs about 16 miles below Lake Kissimmee to about 15 miles above Lake Okeechobee. The Interior Department would manage it for recreation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Local visit…
- No new mining in Kissimmee River area: mixed, low. If enacted, federal land in this river segment would be closed to new mining claims and patents. It would also be closed to new mineral or geothermal leases and to federal land sales or disposals. Valid existing rights would still apply. This would start upon enactment and mainly affects people see…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2580 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2580)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2580 (as of 2025-12-21).