Bill Text: FL S1162 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Water Access Facilities

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Filed [S1162 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S1162-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1162
       
       
        
       By Senator Leek
       
       
       
       
       
       7-01036A-25                                           20251162__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to water access facilities; amending
    3         s. 253.0346, F.S.; providing sovereignty submerged
    4         land leases for Clean Marine Manufacturer facilities;
    5         amending s. 327.47, F.S.; providing competitive grant
    6         programs for the construction and maintenance of
    7         publicly owned parking for boat-hauling vehicles and
    8         trailers; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 253.0346, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         253.0346 Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for marinas,
   15  boatyards, mooring fields, and marine manufacturers and
   16  retailers.—
   17         (3) For a facility designated by the department as a Clean
   18  Marina, Clean Boatyard, Clean Marine Manufacturer, or Clean
   19  Marine Retailer under the Clean Marina Program:
   20         (a) A discount of 10 percent on the annual lease fee shall
   21  apply if the facility:
   22         1. Actively maintains designation under the program.
   23         2. Complies with the terms of the lease.
   24         3. Does not change use during the term of the lease.
   25         (b) Extended-term lease surcharges shall be waived if the
   26  facility:
   27         1. Actively maintains designation under the program.
   28         2. Complies with the terms of the lease.
   29         3. Does not change use during the term of the lease.
   30         4. Is available to the public on a first-come, first-served
   31  basis.
   32         (c) If the facility is in arrears on lease fees or fails to
   33  comply with paragraph (b), the facility is not eligible for the
   34  discount or waiver under this subsection until arrears have been
   35  paid and compliance with the program has been met.
   36         Section 2. Section 327.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   37  read:
   38         327.47 Competitive grant programs.—The commission shall
   39  develop and administer competitive grant programs funded with
   40  moneys transferred pursuant to s. 206.606(1)(d). Grants may be
   41  awarded for the construction and maintenance of publicly owned
   42  parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers, boat ramps,
   43  piers, and docks; boater education; deployment of manatee
   44  technical avoidance technology; and economic development
   45  initiatives that promote boating in the state. The commission
   46  may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 to implement this
   47  section.
   48         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.