Florida HB 1103: Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

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An act relating to local administration of vessel 2
restrictions; amending ss. 327.4107 and 327.4111, 3
F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities to adopt 4
ordinances authorizing code enforcement officers to 5
administer the enforcement of certain provisions 6
relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict and 7
long-term anchoring permit requirements, respectively; 8
providing that such ordinances may not take effect 9
until reviewed and approved by the Fish and Wildlife 10
Conservation Commission; requiring the commission to 11
adopt rules; amending s. 327.4108, F.S.; revising an 12
exemption from anchoring limitation area requirements 13
for certain vessels; amending s. 327.46, F.S.; 14
authorizing municipalities and counties to adopt 15
ordinances to extend boating-restricted areas under 16
certain conditions; requiring the boundaries of such 17
areas to be clearly marked with specified markers; 18
amending ss. 327.73 and 327.74, F.S.; conforming 19
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 20
effective date. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 327.4107, 25

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Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) and (7), 26
respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to that section 27
to read: 28
327.4107 Vessels at risk of becoming derelict on waters of 29
this state.— 30
(5)(a) A county or municipality may authorize by ordinance 31
a code enforcement officer as defined in s. 162.21(1) to 32
administer this section relating to the identification, notice, 33
corrective action, relocation, removal, storage, destruction, or 34
disposal of public nuisance vessels and vessels at risk of 35
becoming derelict. However, such ordinance may not take effect 36
until it has been reviewed and approved by the commission. The 37
commission shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. 38
(b) Code enforcement officers authorized under this 39
subsection may issue a noncriminal infraction, punishable as 40
provided in s. 327.73, pursuant to the uniform boating citation 41
system under s. 327.74 for violations as specified in subsection 42
(2). Such citations are exempt from the requirements of s. 43
162.21(3)(c) and (d). 44
Section 2. Subsections (5) through (9) of section 45
327.4111, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) 46
through (10), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to 47
that section to read: 48
327.4111 Long-term anchoring.— 49
(5)(a) A county or municipality may authorize by ordinance 50

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a code enforcement officer as defined in s. 162.21(1) to 51
administer this section relating to the enforcement of long-term 52
anchoring permit requirements within its jurisdiction. However, 53
such ordinance may not take effect until it has been reviewed 54
and approved by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules 55
to implement this subsection. 56
(b) Code enforcement officers authorized under this 57
subsection may issue a noncriminal infraction, punishable as 58
provided in s. 327.73, pursuant to the uniform boating citation 59
system under s. 327.74 for violations specified in subsection 60
(4). Such citations are exempt from the requirements of s. 61
162.21(3)(c) and (d). 62
Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 63
327.4108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 64
327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation 65
areas.— 66
(3) 67
(d) A vessel upon the waters of this state and within 68
Monroe County for which the owner or occupant has established 69
the vessel as a domicile in accordance with s. 222.17 is exempt 70
from paragraph (a) until at least 60 100 new moorings are 71
available for public use within 1 mile of the Key West Bight 72
City Dock. Until such time, the commission shall designate the 73
area within 1 mile of the Key West Bight City Dock as a priority 74
for the investigation and removal of derelict vessels. 75

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Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 76
327.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 77
327.46 Boating-restricted areas.— 78
(1) Boating-restricted areas, including, but not limited 79
to, restrictions of vessel speeds and vessel traffic, may be 80