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Florida House Bill H0481

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to anchoring limitation areas; 2
1616 amending s. 327.60, F.S.; restricting local regulation 3
1717 of vessels outside the marked boundaries of mooring 4
1818 fields in certain counties; amending s. 327.4108, 5
1919 F.S.; designating specified sections of Biscayne Bay 6
2020 in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered -in anchoring 7
2121 limitation areas; amending s. 327.4109, F.S.; 8
2222 increasing the prohibited anchoring and mooring 9
2323 distance of vessels and floating structures near 10
2424 public mooring fields; providing an effective date. 11
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2626 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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2828 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 15
2929 327.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
3030 327.60 Local regulations; limitations. — 17
3131 (2) This chapter and chapter 328 do not prevent the 18
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3333 operation of vessels, except that a county or municipality may 20
3434 not enact, continue in effect, or enforce any ordinance or local 21
3535 regulation: 22
3636 (f) Regulating the anchoring of vessels outside the marked 23
3737 boundaries of mooring fields permitted as provided in s. 327.40, 24
3838 except for: 25
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4747 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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5151 1. Live-aboard vessels; and 26
5252 2. Commercial vessels, excluding commercial fishin g 27
5353 vessels; and 28
54- 3. Vessels anchored for a period of 1 hour or more between 29
55-one-half hour after sunset and one -half hour before sunrise for 30
56-more than 30 days in any 6 -month period within the jurisdiction 31
57-of a county with a population of 1.5 million or more , excluding 32
58-any time the vessel is anchored overnight within the boundaries 33
59-of a marked mooring field or any time the vessel is anchored 34
60-overnight for the purpose of completing permitted marine 35
61-construction, installation, or maintenance work; 36
62- Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 37
63-327.4108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 38
64- 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation 39
65-areas.— 40
66- (1) The following densely populated urban areas, which 41
67-have narrow state waterways, residential d ocking facilities, and 42
68-significant recreational boating traffic, are designated as and 43
69-shall be considered to be grandfathered -in anchoring limitation 44
70-areas, within which a person may not anchor a vessel at any time 45
71-during the period between one -half hour after sunset and one -46
72-half hour before sunrise, except as provided in subsections (4) 47
73-and (5): 48
74- (c) The sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami -Dade County 49
75-lying between: 50
54+ 3. In counties with populations of 1.5 million or greater, 29
55+any vessel that remains anchored overnight for a period of at 30
56+least 4 hours any time between one -half hour after sunset and 31
57+one-half hour before sunrise within the jurisdiction of a county 32
58+for more than 30 days in a 6 -month period, excluding any time 33
59+the vessel is anchored overnight within the boundaries of a 34
60+marked mooring field or any time the vessel is anchored 35
61+overnight for the purpose of completing permitted marine 36
62+construction, installation, or maintenance work; 37
63+ Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 38
64+327.4108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 39
65+ 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation 40
66+areas.— 41
67+ (1) The following densely populated urban areas , which 42
68+have narrow state waterways, residential docking facilities, and 43
69+significant recreational boating traffic, are designated as and 44
70+shall be considered to be grandfathered -in anchoring limitation 45
71+areas, within which a person may not anchor a vessel at any time 46
72+during the period between one -half hour after sunset and one -47
73+half hour before sunrise, except as provided in subsections (4) 48
74+and (5): 49
75+ (c) The sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami -Dade County 50
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8484 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88- 1. Palm Island and State Road A1A. 51
89- 2. Palm Island and Star Island. 52
90- 3. Palm Island and Hibiscus Island. 53
91- 4. Palm Island and Watson Island. 54
92- 5.2. Rivo Alto Island and Di Lido Island. 55
93- 6.3. San Marino Island and Di Lido Island. 56
94- 7.4. San Marino Island and San Marco Island. 57
95- 8.5. San Marco Island and Biscayne Island. 58
96- 9. The Sunset Islan ds. 59
97- 10. Sunset Island I and State Road 112. 60
98- Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 61
99-327.4109, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 62
100- 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; 63
101-penalties.— 64
102- (1)(a) The owner or operator of a vessel or floating 65
103-structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach 66
104-of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is: 67
105- 1. Within 150 feet of any public or private marina, boat 68
106-ramp, boatyard, or other public vessel launching or loa ding 69
107-facility; 70
108- 2. Within 500 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For 71
109-purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair 72
110-facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with 73
111-a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or 74
112- 3. Within 300 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of 75
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89+ 1. Palm Island and State Road A1A. 52
90+ 2. Palm Island and Star Island. 53
91+ 3. Palm Island and Hibiscus Island. 54
92+ 4. Palm Island and Watson Island. 55
93+ 5.2. Rivo Alto Island and Di Lido Island. 56
94+ 6.3. San Marino Island and Di Lido Island. 57
95+ 7.4. San Marino Island and San Marco Island. 58
96+ 8.5. San Marco Island and Biscayne Island. 59
97+ 9. The Sunset Islands. 60
98+ 10. Sunset Island I and State Road 112. 61
99+ Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 62
100+327.4109, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 63
101+ 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions ; 64
102+penalties.— 65
103+ (1)(a) The owner or operator of a vessel or floating 66
104+structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach 67
105+of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is: 68
106+ 1. Within 150 feet of any public or private marina, boat 69
107+ramp, boatyard, or other public vessel launching or loading 70
108+facility; 71
109+ 2. Within 500 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For 72
110+purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair 73
111+facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with 74
112+a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or 75
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125-a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the 76
126-commission upon request of a local government within which the 77
127-mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to 78
128-implement this subpar agraph. 79
129- Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 80
125+ 3. Within 300 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of 76
126+a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the 77
127+commission upon request of a local government within which the 78
128+mooring field is located. The c ommission may adopt rules to 79
129+implement this subparagraph. 80
130+ Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 81