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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to waterway markers; amending s. 327.40, |
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F.S.; providing for the placement of certain markers on |
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waterways by specified governmental entities; providing |
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that the placement of specified markers on state submerged |
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lands does not subject such lands to certain lease |
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requirements; providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
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327.40, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), a |
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new paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2), and subsection (3) |
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of said section is amended, to read: |
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327.40 Uniform waterway markers for safety, and |
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navigation, and information.-- |
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(2) |
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(c) The placement of informational markers, including, but |
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not limited to, end of boat ramp, no swimming, swimming area, |
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lake name, trash receptacle, public health notice, underwater |
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hazard, canal, regulatory, emergency, and special event markers |
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by counties, municipalities, or other governmental entities on |
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inland lakes and their associated canals are exempt from |
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permitting under this section. These markers, excluding swimming |
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area and special event markers, may be no more than 50 feet from |
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the normal shoreline.
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(3) The placement of any safety or navigation marker or |
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any marker specified in paragraph (2)(c)on state submerged |
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lands under this section does not subject such lands to the |
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lease requirements of chapter 253. |
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(4)(c)The commission is authorized to adopt rules |
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pursuant to chapter 120 to implement this section. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |