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Notice: 17703681

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Chapter:

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Overview

RULE:

68-1.003

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program

PURPOSE:

The proposed amendment to Rule 68-1.003(12), F.A.C., would incorporate changes to the Program Guidelines for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program to conform to changes in the federal rule, 50 CFR Part 86, Boating Infrastructure Grant Program.

SUMMARY:

This rule will incorporate proposed revisions to the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program, Program Guidelines, including: (1) Changing the period required to operate and maintain a funded facility from a 20-year period to the period of useful life that is established in the grant application by explanation or justification, 2) Changing allowable dredging costs from 10 percent of the cost or $200,000, whichever is less, to a maximum of $200,000, 3) Modifying the definition of a transient user from a 10-day stay or less to a 15-day stay or less, 4) Making ineligible roads, parking lots, and other landward facilities that are not necessary for transient users, 5) Further defining how the project must be pro-rated when facilities being funded will also benefit other ineligible facilities, 6) Changing the names for the two Tiers in the Program, 7) Changing the maximum funding for each tier, and 8) Changing the scoring criteria.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution, 327.04, 327.47, 379.106 FS.

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution 327.47, 328.72, 379.106 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/29/2016 Vol. 42/126

COMMENTS:

From 6/29/2016 To 7/20/2016 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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