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Commission hears task force updates: derelict-vessel rules advance; artificial reef funding and shoaling work ongoing
Summary
Commissioners received updates on several task forces: legal rules to address derelict vessels were drafted and are moving toward the Environmental Protection Board, funding remains the core obstacle to derelict-vessel removals, and artificial-reef advocates were urged to pursue state appropriations ahead of the legislative session.
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Jacksonville Waterways Commission received several subcommittee and task force updates, including progress on derelict-vessel implementation rules, discussion of artificial-reef funding needs, and a status note on shoaling and river-court work.
Office of General Counsel staff and committee members reported that the derelict-vessel ordinance package adopted by city council (ordinance cited in remarks as 20250432, passed July 22, 2025) has…
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