Legislative Priorities

The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP), which includes 10
counties and 27 cities in Central and Southwest Florida, as well as state and federal
governmental agencies, have the following collective legislative priorities for
2026. The CHNEP is part of the National Estuary Program (NEP) authorized by
Congress, which fosters natural resource management that is consensus-based, non-regulatory, and based on sound science.

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Click on the tab below to review the CHNEP's state and federal legislative priorities.