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By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Baker
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to vessels; amending s.
3 206.606, F.S.; revising provisions governing
4 the use of moneys in the State Game Trust Fund
5 in the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
6 Commission; revising criteria governing
7 rulemaking by the commission regarding a
8 Florida Boating Improvement Program and
9 criteria for funding eligible projects;
10 amending s. 327.59, F.S.; authorizing marina
11 owners, operators, employees, and agents to
12 take actions to secure vessels during severe
13 weather and to charge fees and be held harmless
14 for such service; authorizing contract
15 provisions and notice relating to removing or
16 minimizing damage to vessels and protection of
17 marina property and the environment; amending
18 s. 327.60, F.S.; providing for regulation by
19 local governments of the mooring or anchoring
20 of floating structures or live-aboard vessels;
21 amending s. 328.64, F.S.; requiring vessel
22 owners to notify the Department of Highway
23 Safety and Motor Vehicles on a form prescribed
24 by the department concerning ownership,
25 destruction, or abandonment of a vessel;
26 requiring the department to attach the form to
27 each vessel title it issues or renews;
28 requiring the department to adopt rules that
29 require correction of the address of the holder
30 of a certificate of registration; amending s.
31 328.72, F.S.; revising provisions governing
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1 distribution of certain fees concerning vessel
2 registration; disallowing the use of the
3 proceeds of such fees for manatee and marine
4 mammal protection and recovery; requiring
5 counties to provide an annual report to the
6 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
7 concerning use of such fees; removing a
8 provision authorizing the commission to grant
9 an exception to reporting requirements;
10 providing for redistribution of fees to the
11 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund rather
12 than the county if the report is not provided;
13 providing for use of funds so redistributed;
14 amending s. 376.11, F.S.; revising provisions
15 relating to the Florida Coastal Protection
16 Trust Fund to conform to changes made by the
17 act; amending s. 376.15, F.S.; prohibiting the
18 storage, abandonment, or leaving of a derelict
19 vessel in the state; specifying officers
20 authorized to remove certain derelict vessels
21 from public waters; providing that certain
22 costs are recoverable; requiring the Department
23 of Legal Affairs to represent the Fish and
24 Wildlife Conservation Commission in certain
25 actions; expanding eligibility for disbursement
26 of grant funds for the removal of derelict
27 vessels; amending s. 403.813, F.S.; providing
28 exemptions from permitting by the Department of
29 Environmental Protection for certain floating
30 vessel platforms; directing the department to
31 adopt a general permit for certain platforms;
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1 revising provisions that prohibit more
2 stringent regulation by a local government;
3 amending s. 705.101, F.S.; defining certain
4 vessels as abandoned property; amending s.
5 705.103, F.S.; applying provisions denying a
6 certificate of registration to the owner of an
7 abandoned or lost vessel; amending s. 823.11,
8 F.S.; defining the term "derelict vessel";
9 revising provisions relating to derelict
10 vessels and the removal of such vessels;
11 specifying which officers may remove such
12 vessels; providing that vessel removal may be
13 funded by certain grants; requiring the
14 Department of Legal Affairs to represent the
15 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in
16 certain actions to collect removal costs from
17 the owner of a removed vessel; applying
18 provisions denying a certificate of
19 registration to such an owner; deleting a
20 provision authorizing the commission to
21 delegate certain authority to local governments
22 under certain circumstances; authorizing
23 certain private property owners to remove a
24 derelict vessel at the expense of the vessel
25 owner; providing for notice to the vessel owner
26 prior to removal; providing for jurisdiction of
27 a criminal court to order civil penalties for
28 certain violations; providing an effective
29 date.
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31 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
2 206.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 206.606 Distribution of certain proceeds.--
4 (1) Moneys collected pursuant to ss. 206.41(1)(g) and
5 206.87(1)(e) shall be deposited in the Fuel Tax Collection
6 Trust Fund. Such moneys, after deducting the service charges
7 imposed by s. 215.20, the refunds granted pursuant to s.
8 206.41, and the administrative costs incurred by the
9 department in collecting, administering, enforcing, and
10 distributing the tax, which administrative costs may not
11 exceed 2 percent of collections, shall be distributed monthly
12 to the State Transportation Trust Fund, except that:
13 (b) $2.5 million shall be transferred to the State
14 Game Trust Fund in the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
15 Commission in each fiscal year and used for recreational
16 boating activities, and freshwater fisheries management and
17 research. The transfers must be made in equal monthly amounts
18 beginning on July 1 of each fiscal year. The commission shall
19 annually determine where unmet needs exist for boating-related
20 activities, and may fund such activities in counties where,
21 due to the number of vessel registrations, sufficient
22 financial resources are unavailable.
23 1. A minimum of $1.25 million shall be used to fund
24 local projects to provide recreational channel marking and
25 other uniform waterway markers;, public boat ramps, boat lifts
26 and hoists, marine railways, and other public boat launching
27 facilities; derelict vessel removal;, aquatic plant control,
28 and other local boating related activities. In funding the
29 projects, the commission shall give priority consideration as
30 follows:
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1 a. Unmet needs in counties with populations of 100,000
2 or less.
3 b. Unmet needs in coastal counties with a high level
4 of boating related activities from individuals residing in
5 other counties.
6 2. The remaining $1.25 million may be used for
7 recreational boating activities and freshwater fisheries
8 management and research.
9 3. The commission is authorized to adopt rules
10 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement a Florida
11 Boating Improvement Program similar to the program
12 administered by the Department of Environmental Protection and
13 established in rules 62D-5.031 - 62D-5.036, Florida
14 Administrative Code, to determine projects eligible for
15 funding under this subsection.
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17 On February 1 of each year, the commission shall file an
18 annual report with the President of the Senate and the Speaker
19 of the House of Representatives outlining the status of its
20 Florida Boating Improvement Program, including the projects
21 funded, and a list of counties whose needs are unmet due to
22 insufficient financial resources from vessel registration
23 fees.
24 Section 2. Section 327.59, Florida Statutes, is
25 amended to read:
26 327.59 Marina evacuations.--
27 (1) After June 1, 1994, marinas may not adopt,
28 maintain, or enforce policies pertaining to evacuation of
29 vessels which require vessels to be removed from marinas
30 following the issuance of a hurricane watch or warning, in
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1 order to ensure that protecting the lives and safety of vessel
2 owners is placed before interests of protecting property.
3 (2) Nothing in this section may be construed to
4 restrict the ability of an owner of a vessel or the owner's
5 authorized representative to remove a vessel voluntarily from
6 a marina at any time or to restrict a marina owner from
7 dictating the kind of cleats, ropes, fenders, and other
8 measures that must be used on vessels as a condition of use of
9 a marina. After a tropical storm or hurricane watch has been
10 issued, a marina owner or operator, or an employee or agent of
11 such owner or operator, may take actions to further secure any
12 vessel within the marina to minimize damage to a vessel, the
13 marina property, and the environment. Such a marina owner,
14 operator, employee, or agent may charge reasonable fees for
15 further securing of a vessel, may not be held liable for any
16 damage incurred to a vessel from such storms or hurricanes,
17 and shall be held harmless as a result of such actions. This
18 section does not provide immunity to a marina operator,
19 employee, or agent for any intentional or negligent act that
20 causes damage to the vessel during the removal or storage
21 permitted under this section.
22 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
23 section, in order to minimize damage to a vessel and protect
24 marina property and the environment, a marina owner by
25 contract may provide that if a boat owner fails to promptly
26 remove a vessel from a marina after issuance of a tropical
27 storm or hurricane watch, the marina owner, operator, or an
28 employee or agent of the owner or operator may remove the
29 vessel from its slip or take whatever actions are deemed
30 necessary in order to minimize damage to a vessel and to
31 protect marina property and the environment. A marina owner,
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1 operator, employee, or agent may charge the vessel owner a
2 reasonable fee for any such services rendered. In order to add
3 such a provision to a contract, the marina owner must include
4 in any such contract, in a font of at least 10-point type, a
5 notice to the vessel owner which is in substantially the
6 following form:
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8 NOTICE TO BOAT OWNER
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10 The undersigned hereby informs you that in the
11 event you fail to remove your vessel from the
12 marina promptly (time line to be determined)
13 after the issuance of a tropical storm or
14 hurricane watch for__________, Florida, under
15 Florida law the undersigned or his or her
16 employees or agents are authorized to remove
17 your vessel from its slip or take any and all
18 other actions deemed appropriate by the
19 undersigned or his or her employees or agents
20 in order to secure your vessel and protect
21 marina property. You are further notified that
22 you may be charged a reasonable fee for any
23 such action.
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25 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 327.60, Florida
26 Statutes, is amended to read:
27 327.60 Local regulations; limitations.--
28 (2) Nothing contained in the provisions of This
29 section does not shall be construed to prohibit local
30 governmental authorities from the enactment or enforcement of
31 regulations that which prohibit or restrict the mooring or
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1 anchoring of floating structures or live-aboard vessels within
2 their jurisdictions or of any vessels permitted under s.
3 327.40 within the marked boundaries of mooring fields.
4 However, local governmental authorities may not regulate the
5 anchoring outside such mooring fields are prohibited from
6 regulating the anchorage of non-live-aboard vessels engaged in
7 the exercise of rights of navigation.
8 Section 4. Section 328.64, Florida Statutes, is
9 amended to read:
10 328.64 Change of interest and address.--
11 (1) The owner shall furnish the Department of Highway
12 Safety and Motor Vehicles notice of the transfer of all or any
13 part of his or her interest in a vessel registered or titled
14 in this state pursuant to this chapter or chapter 328 or of
15 the destruction or abandonment of such vessel, within 30 days
16 thereof, on a form prescribed by the department. Such
17 transfer, destruction, or abandonment shall terminate the
18 certificate for such vessel, except that in the case of a
19 transfer of a part interest which does not affect the owner's
20 right to operate such vessel, such transfer shall not
21 terminate the certificate. Effective July 1, 2006, the
22 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall attach
23 the notice of transfer form it prescribes pursuant to this
24 subsection to each vessel title issued or renewed by the
25 department.
26 (2) Any holder of a certificate of registration shall
27 notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or
28 the county tax collector within 30 days, if his or her address
29 no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate
30 and shall, as a part of such notification, furnish the
31 department or such county tax collector with the new address.
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1 The department shall may provide in its rules and regulations
2 for the surrender of the certificate bearing the former
3 address and its replacement with a certificate bearing the new
4 address or for the alteration of an outstanding certificate to
5 show the new address of the holder.
6 Section 5. Subsection (15) of section 382.72, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 328.72 Classification; registration; fees and charges;
9 surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle
10 stickers.--
11 (15) DISTRIBUTION OF FEES.--Except for the first $2,
12 $1 of which shall be remitted to the state for deposit into
13 the Save the Manatee Trust Fund created within the Fish and
14 Wildlife Conservation Commission and $1 of which shall be
15 remitted to the state for deposit into the Marine Resources
16 Conservation Trust Fund to fund a grant program for public
17 launching facilities, pursuant to s. 327.47, giving priority
18 consideration to counties with more than 35,000 registered
19 vessels, moneys designated for the use of the counties, as
20 specified in subsection (1), shall be distributed by the tax
21 collector to the board of county commissioners for use only as
22 provided in this section. Such moneys to be returned to the
23 counties are for the sole purposes of providing recreational
24 channel marking; and public boat ramps, boat lifts and hoists,
25 marine railways, and other public boat launching facilities;
26 derelict vessel removal; and other boating-related activities,
27 for removal of vessels and floating structures deemed a hazard
28 to public safety and health under for failure to comply with
29 s. 327.53, and for manatee and marine mammal protection and
30 recovery. Counties shall that demonstrate through an annual
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1 that at least $1 of the registration fees were spent as
2 provided in this subsection on boating infrastructure shall
3 only be required to transfer the first $1 of the fees to the
4 Save the Manatee Trust Fund. This report shall be provided to
5 the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission no later than
6 November 1 of each year. If by January 1 of any year, a county
7 has not provided the commission with a detailed annual
8 accounting report for the prior year which meets the criteria
9 in this subsection, the tax collector of that county may not
10 distribute the moneys designated for the use of the counties,
11 as specified in subsection (1), to the board of county
12 commissioners but shall, for the next calendar year, remit
13 such moneys to the state for deposit into the Marine Resources
14 Conservation Trust Fund. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation
15 Commission shall return any moneys so remitted to the county
16 if the county fully complies with this section during that
17 calendar year. Absent such compliance, any such remitted
18 moneys shall remain in the trust fund and may be used to fund
19 a grant program for public launching facilities pursuant to s.
20 327.47. The commission shall provide an exemption letter to
21 the department by December 15 of each year for qualifying
22 counties.
23 Section 6. Paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of section
24 376.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 376.11 Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.--
26 (4) Moneys in the Florida Coastal Protection Trust
27 Fund shall be disbursed for the following purposes and no
28 others:
29 (g) The funding of a grant program to coastal local
30 governments, pursuant to s. 376.15(2)(b) and (c), for the
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1 removal of derelict vessels from the public waters of the
2 state.
3 Section 7. Section 376.15, Florida Statutes, is
4 amended to read:
5 376.15 Derelict vessels; removal from public waters.--
6 (1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or
7 corporation to store, or leave, or abandon any derelict
8 vessel, as defined in s. 823.11(1), within this state in a
9 wrecked, junked, or substantially dismantled condition or
10 abandoned upon any public waters or at any port in this state
11 without the consent of the agency having jurisdiction thereof
12 or docked at any private property without the consent of the
13 owner of the private property.
14 (2)(a) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
15 and its officers and all law enforcement officers as specified
16 in s. 327.70 are is hereby designated as the agency of the
17 state authorized and empowered to remove any derelict vessel
18 as defined in s. 823.11(1) described in subsection (1) from
19 public waters. All costs incurred by the commission or other
20 law enforcement agency in the removal of any abandoned or
21 derelict vessel shall be recoverable against the owner of the
22 vessel. The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent the
23 commission in such actions.
24 (b) The commission may establish a program to provide
25 grants to coastal local governments for the removal of
26 derelict vessels from the public waters of the state. The
27 program shall be funded from the Florida Coastal Protection
28 Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the provisions in s. 216.181(11),
29 funds available for grants may only be authorized by
30 appropriations acts of the Legislature.
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1 (c) The commission shall adopt by rule procedures for
2 submitting a grant application and criteria for allocating
3 available funds. Such criteria shall include, but not be
4 limited to, the following:
5 1. The number of derelict vessels within the
6 jurisdiction of the applicant.
7 2. The threat posed by such vessels to public health
8 or safety, the environment, navigation, or the aesthetic
9 condition of the general vicinity.
10 3. The degree of commitment of the local government to
11 maintain waters free of abandoned and derelict vessels and to
12 seek legal action against those who abandon vessels in the
13 waters of the state.
14 (d) This section shall constitute the authority of the
15 commission for such removal, but is not intended to be in
16 contravention of any applicable federal act.
17 (e) The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent
18 the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in such actions.
19 Section 8. Paragraph (s) of subsection (2) of section
20 403.813, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21 403.813 Permits issued at district centers;
22 exceptions.--
23 (2) A permit is not required under this chapter,
24 chapter 373, chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, or chapter 25214
25 or chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, for activities
26 associated with the following types of projects; however,
27 except as otherwise provided in this subsection, nothing in
28 this subsection relieves an applicant from any requirement to
29 obtain permission to use or occupy lands owned by the Board of
30 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or any water
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1 capacity or from complying with applicable local pollution
2 control programs authorized under this chapter or other
3 requirements of county and municipal governments:
4 (s) The construction, installation, operation, or
5 maintenance of floating vessel platforms or floating boat
6 lifts, provided that such structures:
7 1. Float at all times in the water for the sole
8 purpose of supporting a vessel so that the vessel is out of
9 the water when not in use;
10 2. Are wholly contained within a boat slip previously
11 permitted under ss. 403.91-403.929, 1984 Supplement to the
12 Florida Statutes 1983, as amended, or part IV of chapter 373;,
13 or are, when associated with a dock that is exempt under this
14 subsection or associated with a permitted dock with no defined
15 boat slip; or are attached to a bulkhead on a parcel of land
16 where there is no other docking structure and, do not exceed a
17 combined total of 500 square feet, or 200 square feet in an
18 Outstanding Florida Water;
19 3. Are not used for any commercial purpose or for
20 mooring vessels that remain in the water when not in use, and
21 do not substantially impede the flow of water, create a
22 navigational hazard, or unreasonably infringe upon the
23 riparian rights of adjacent property owners, as defined in s.
24 253.141;
25 4. Are constructed and used so as to minimize adverse
26 impacts to submerged lands, wetlands, shellfish areas, aquatic
27 plant and animal species, and other biological communities,
28 including locating such structures in areas where no
29 seagrasses are least dense exist if such areas are present
30 adjacent to the dock or bulkhead; and
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1 5. Are not constructed in areas specifically
2 prohibited for boat mooring under conditions of a permit
3 issued in accordance with ss. 403.91-403.929, 1984 Supplement
4 to the Florida Statutes 1983, as amended, or part IV of
5 chapter 373, or other form of authorization issued by a local
6 government.
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8 Structures that qualify for this exemption are relieved from
9 any requirement to obtain permission to use or occupy lands
10 owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
11 Trust Fund and shall not be subject to any permitting
12 requirement, registration requirement, or other more stringent
13 regulation by any local government. The exemption provided in
14 this paragraph is shall be in addition to the exemption
15 provided in paragraph (b). By January 1, 2003, The department
16 shall adopt a general permit by rule for the construction,
17 installation, operation, or maintenance of those floating
18 vessel platforms or floating boat lifts that do not qualify
19 for the exemption provided in this paragraph but do not cause
20 significant adverse impacts to occur individually or
21 cumulatively. The issuance of such general permit shall also
22 constitutes constitute permission to use or occupy lands owned
23 by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
24 Fund. Structures that qualify for Upon the adoption of the
25 rule creating such general permit are not subject to any
26 permitting requirement, registration requirement, or other
27 more stringent regulation by any, no local government shall
28 impose a more stringent regulation on floating vessel
29 platforms or floating boat lifts covered by such general
30 permit.
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1 Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 705.101, Florida
2 Statutes, is amended to read:
3 705.101 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
4 (3) "Abandoned property" means all tangible personal
5 property that does not have an identifiable owner and that has
6 been disposed on public property in a wrecked, inoperative, or
7 partially dismantled condition or has no apparent intrinsic
8 value to the rightful owner. The term includes derelict
9 vessels as defined in s. 823.11(1) determined to be derelict
10 by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a county
11 or municipality in accordance with the provisions of s. 823.11
12 are included within this definition.
13 Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 705.103, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 705.103 Procedure for abandoned or lost property.--
16 (4) The owner of any abandoned or lost property who,
17 after notice as provided in this section, does not remove such
18 property within the specified period shall be liable to the
19 law enforcement agency for all costs of removal, storage, and
20 destruction of such property, less any salvage value obtained
21 by disposal of the property. Upon final disposition of the
22 property, the law enforcement officer shall notify the owner,
23 if known, of the amount owed. In the case of an abandoned
24 vessel boat or motor vehicle, any person who neglects or
25 refuses to pay such amount is not entitled to be issued a
26 certificate of registration for such vessel boat or motor
27 vehicle, or any other vessel boat or motor vehicle, until such
28 costs have been paid. The law enforcement officer shall supply
29 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with a
30 list of persons whose vessel boat registration privileges or
31 whose motor vehicle privileges have been revoked under this
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1 subsection. Neither the department nor any other person acting
2 as agent thereof shall issue a certificate of registration to
3 a person whose vessel boat or motor vehicle registration
4 privileges have been revoked, as provided by this subsection,
5 until such costs have been paid.
6 Section 11. Section 823.11, Florida Statutes, is
7 amended to read:
8 823.11 Abandoned and derelict vessels; removal;
9 penalty.--
10 (1) As used in this section the term "derelict vessel"
11 means a vessel, as defined in s. 327.02, which is left,
12 stored, or abandoned:
13 (a) In a wrecked, junked, or substantially dismantled
14 condition upon any public waters of this state;
15 (b) At any port in this state without the consent of
16 the agency having jurisdiction over that port; or
17 (c) At a dock or beach on the property of another
18 without the consent of the owner of the property.
19 (2)(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or
20 corporation to store, or leave, or abandon any derelict vessel
21 within this state as defined by maritime law in a wrecked,
22 junked, or substantially dismantled condition or abandoned
23 upon or in any public water or at any port in this state
24 without the consent of the agency having jurisdiction thereof,
25 or docked at any private property without the consent of the
26 owner of such property.
27 (3)(a)(2) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation
28 Commission and its officers and all law enforcement officers
29 as specified in s. 327.70 are is designated as the agency of
30 the state authorized and empowered to remove or cause to be
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1 any instance when the same obstructs or threatens to obstruct
2 navigation or in any way constitutes a danger to the
3 environment. Removal of vessels pursuant to this section may
4 be funded by grants provided under s. 206.606 or s. 376.15.
5 Derelict vessels may be removed from public waters or other
6 public property as provided in s. 705.103. All costs incurred
7 by the commission or other law enforcement agency in the
8 removal of any abandoned or derelict vessel as set out above
9 shall be recoverable against the owner thereof. The Department
10 of Legal Affairs shall represent the commission in such
11 actions. As provided in s. 705.103(4), any person who neglects
12 or refuses to pay such costs is not entitled to be issued a
13 certificate of registration for the vessel that was removed or
14 for any other vessel or motor vehicle until such costs have
15 been paid. Pursuant to an agreement with the governing body of
16 a county or municipality, and upon a finding by the commission
17 that the county or municipality is competent to undertake said
18 responsibilities, the commission may delegate to the county or
19 municipality its authority to remove or cause to be removed an
20 abandoned or derelict vessel from public waters within the
21 county or municipality.
22 (b) When a derelict vessel is docked or grounded at or
23 beached upon the private property of another without the
24 consent of the owner of the property, such owner may, at his
25 or her option, remove the vessel at the expense of the owner
26 of the vessel 60 days after compliance with the notice
27 requirements specified in s. 328.17(5). Any notice given
28 pursuant to this paragraph is presumed delivered when it is
29 deposited with the United States Postal Service, certified,
30 and properly addressed with postage prepaid.
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1 (4)(3) Any person, firm, or corporation violating this
2 act commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and
3 shall be punished as provided by law. Conviction under this
4 subsection does not bar assessment and collection of the civil
5 penalties provided in s. 376.16 for violation of s. 376.15.
6 The court having jurisdiction over the criminal offense,
7 notwithstanding any jurisdictional limitations on the amount
8 in controversy, may order the imposition of such civil penalty
9 in addition to any sentence imposed for the criminal offense.
10 Section 12. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law.
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16 The CS removes language regarding the non-judicial sale of
vessels. Marina personnel who remove or secure vessels after
17 tropical storm or hurricane watches are to be held harmless
unless intentional damage is caused. The Department of Highway
18 Safety and Motor Vehicles is required to provide and attach
change of interest and address forms to registration forms. In
19 addition to some technical changes, the CS requires counties
to conform to fund use standards and provides penalties for
20 noncompliance. The term "derelict vessel" is redefined.
Language allowing FWC to delegate authority to local
21 governments is removed. The CS specifies property owners must
comply with regulations for vessel removal and presumption of
22 'delivery notice' is defined. This CS allows courts to impose
civil penalties in addition to any criminal sentencing for
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