770100, 68D-24.144 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 770100

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Vessel Registration and Boating Safety

Chapter:

BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68D-24.144

Monroe County Boating Restricted Areas

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to reduce the incidence of vessel masts coming into contact with high tension power lines. Masts of sailboats and other masted vessels typically contact the high tension power lines when vessels drag anchor during storm events (hurricanes, winter storms, severe local thunderstorms), presenting grave danger to all persons aboard the vessel and to the vessel itself.  These events also have caused power outages affecting thousands of customers in the Lower Keys and present life-threatening dangers to persons in hospitals and to other special-needs patients in the Lower Keys.  The effect of this rule will be to prohibit the anchoring of sailboats and other vessels with masts within a portion of Pine Channel adjacent to high tension power lines.

SUBJECT:

No Anchoring by sailboats and other vessels with masts within the area between Pine Key and Little Torch Key South of US 1, for distance of approximately 6,000 feet.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

327.04, 327.46 FS.

LAW:

327.46 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/6/2006 Vol. 32/40

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

327.04, 327.46 FS., 327.46 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=68D-24.144&PDate=10/6/2006&Section=1

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