| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to waterway markers; amending s. 327.40, |
| 3 | F.S.; providing for the placement of certain markers on |
| 4 | waterways by specified governmental entities; providing an |
| 5 | exemption with regard to appearance of said markers; |
| 6 | providing that the placement of specified markers on state |
| 7 | submerged lands does not subject such lands to certain |
| 8 | lease requirements; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 13 | 327.40, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), a |
| 14 | new paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2), and subsection (3) |
| 15 | of said section is amended, to read: |
| 16 | 327.40 Uniform waterway markers for safety, and |
| 17 | navigation, and information.-- |
| 18 | (2) |
| 19 | (c) The placement of informational markers, including, but |
| 20 | not limited to, end of boat ramp, no swimming, swimming area, |
| 21 | lake name, trash receptacle, public health notice, underwater |
| 22 | hazard, canal, regulatory, emergency, and special event markers |
| 23 | by counties, municipalities, or other governmental entities in, |
| 24 | on, or over the waters or shores of landlocked inland lakes and |
| 25 | their associated canals is exempt from permitting under this |
| 26 | section. These markers, with the exception of swimming area and |
| 27 | special event markers, must be placed 50 feet or less from the |
| 28 | normal shoreline. The appearance of markers placed by counties, |
| 29 | municipalities, or other governmental entities pursuant to this |
| 30 | paragraph is not required to conform to the Unites States Aids |
| 31 | to Navigation System, 33 C.F.R. part 62, or any uniform system |
| 32 | of waterway markers adopted by the commission. Notwithstanding |
| 33 | the exemption created by this paragraph, counties, |
| 34 | municipalities, and other governmental entities shall comply |
| 35 | with federal laws and regulations when placing informational |
| 36 | markers on federally regulated waters. |
| 37 | (3) The placement of any safety or navigation marker or |
| 38 | any marker specified in paragraph (2)(c) on state submerged |
| 39 | lands under this section does not subject such lands to the |
| 40 | lease requirements of chapter 253. |
| 41 | (4)(c) The commission is authorized to adopt rules |
| 42 | pursuant to chapter 120 to implement this section. |
| 43 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |