Senate Bill sb2288

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 2288

    By Senator Bennett





    21-1524-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public marina facilities and

  3         boat ramps; amending s. 403.814, F.S.;

  4         authorizing the Department of Environmental

  5         Protection to allow such facilities or ramps to

  6         be constructed and maintained by local

  7         governments; providing guidelines and

  8         limitations relating to such projects;

  9         providing for fees; providing an effective

10         date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Subsection (12) is added to section

15  403.814, Florida Statutes, to read:

16         403.814  General permits; delegation.--

17         (12)  The department shall adopt rules authorizing a

18  general permit providing regulatory and proprietary

19  authorization to local governments for the construction and

20  maintenance of public marina facilities and public boat ramps.

21  Such facilities may preempt no more than 50,000 square feet of

22  sovereign submerged lands and shall be reviewed pursuant to

23  the regulatory criteria in s. 373.414. A public marina

24  facility constructed pursuant to this subsection must obtain

25  Clean Marina Program status within a reasonable time after

26  completion and must maintain such status for the life of the

27  facility. A facility approved pursuant to this subsection is

28  exempt from review as a development of regional impact if the

29  facility complies with the comprehensive plan of the

30  applicable local government. As used in this subsection, the

31  term "public" means the facility or ramp is open to the public

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 2288
    21-1524-05




 1  on a first-come, first-serve basis with a rental term not to

 2  exceed 1 year. A facility or boat ramp constructed pursuant to

 3  this subsection may not be sold to a private entity. The state

 4  consents to the use of all state lands lying under water which

 5  are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subsection.

 6  Fees charged to local governments for preemption of such state

 7  lands shall be as set forth in chapter 253 and shall be used

 8  to promote boating access in this state.

 9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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13    Provides for the Department of Environmental Protection
      to authorize permits for local governments to construct
14    and maintain public marina facilities and public boat
      ramps. Provides guidelines for such projects and
15    authorizes fees.

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