Committee OKs statewide rules for public mooring fields to ease crowded waterways
The Resources and Disaster Subcommittee reported HB 669 favorably after amending it to create statewide permitting standards for public mooring fields, citing safety, environmental protection and local oversight; the bill passed 16-0.
The full story
Representative Kassel Seidman, sponsor of PCS for HB 669, told the Resources and Disaster Subcommittee the bill would standardize permitting and jurisdiction for public mooring fields across Florida to address crowded waterways and environmental damage. "With over 1,200 people moving to Florida every day and sales of vessels, boats, up 300% since COVID," Seidman said, arguing that a statewide approach is needed to manage use and protect seafloor habitat.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.