TALLAHASSEE, FL (352today.com) – On Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, Florida lawmakers Sen. Jason Brodeur (R, 10th District) and Rep. Wyman Duggan (R, 12th District) introduced the Northeast Florida Rivers, Springs and Community Investment Act in the state Senate and House.

If passed, SB 1066 and HB 981, respectively, would require the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to create a plan to breach Rodman Reservoir’s Kirkpatrick Dam in Putnam County, and engage in a multi-agency project to oversee the commercial, recreational and environmental aspects of allowing the Ocklawaha River to return to its natural waterway, connecting the Silver, Ocklawaha and St. John’s rivers and Silver Springs and impacting the 12 Florida counties along the watershed, including Alachua, Lake, Marion and Putnam counties in the 352…