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FL S0784

Bill

Status

Failed

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Joe Gruters

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All waterway markers in Florida, including those placed by counties, municipalities, and other governmental entities, must be affixed to a plastic breakaway structure or a floating buoy beginning July 1, 2024
  • State and local governmental entities are prohibited from affixing waterway markers to steel beams or wood pilings
  • Any state or local government waterway marker attached to a steel beam or wood piling before July 1, 2024, must be replaced with one affixed to a plastic breakaway structure or floating buoy by January 1, 2025
  • Permit applications for marking state waters must now include a statement specifying the structure or buoy to which the markers will be attached, in addition to existing requirements such as marker specifications and placement maps
  • The Legislature declares the amendments fulfill an important state interest, with an effective date of July 1, 2024

Legislative Description

Installation of Waterway Markers

Last Action

Died in Environment and Natural Resources

3/8/2024

Full Bill Text

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