FL S1666

Revises boating safety requirements by allowing temporary certificates valid for 90 days as an alternative to lifetime boating safety identification cards, with the commission authorized to appoint agents to issue certificates in digital, electronic, or paper formats.

Requires the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to conduct a 2-year study on the impacts of long-term stored vessels (anchored or moored outside public mooring fields for 30+ days) on local communities and the state, contingent upon appropriation, with findings due within 6 months of study completion.

Authorizes counties designated as rural areas of opportunity to create no-discharge zones in freshwater waterbodies that prohibit sewage discharges from floating structures, live-aboard vessels, and houseboats, with violations punishable by a $250 civil penalty.

Establishes a derelict vessel removal grant program by redirecting vessel registration fees (ranging from $0.25 to $25.46 per class annually) to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund and authorizes the commission to directly remove derelict vessels if county grants are not fully requested by the third fiscal quarter.

Prohibits persons from residing on vessels determined to be derelict until the vessel is permanently removed from state waters or restored to non-derelict condition following official charges under state law.