Video: Floridians protest leaked plans to develop pickleball courts at state parks.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the State Park Preservation Act into law Thursday, marking a victory for those who adamantly spoke against leaked plans to build on some of the state's natural lands last summer.

The bipartisan legislation, which will take effect July 1, enacts safeguards to prevent developers from building things like golf courses, hotels and pickleball courts within Florida's 175 state parks.

The bill doesn't ban all types of development, but going forward, lawmakers said Florida's state parks will be preserved exclusively for conservation-based projects supporting activities such as hiking, kayaking, camping and birdwatching.

“This may be one of the most monumental

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