Published on: 17225083. The purpose of the proposed rule is to add a manatee protection zone on a half-mile section of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near Lehigh Canal, as requested by Flagler County. The effect of the rule would be to extend the existing shore-to-shore seasonal Slow Speed zone approximately 0.5 miles farther north. Additional information is available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/manatee/rulemaking/.
Published on: 17120808. The Commission is considering amendments to the manatee protection rule for Flagler County to add a roughly half-mile section of the Intracoastal Waterway channel to the existing seasonal zones near Lehigh Canal, as requested by Flagler County. The effect of the rule would be to extend the northern boundary of the existing shore-to-shore zone from its current location near marker 13 to a new location approximately 500 feet north of Lehigh Canal. Additional information is available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/manatee/rulemaking/.
Published on: 10995743. The purpose of the proposed rule making action is to improve protection of manatees and manatee habitat in Flagler County by limiting allowable motorboat speed in portions of the county. (This action would also amend the rule for Volusia County to remove from this rule existing boat speed zones in Flagler County.) These actions are being proposed after considering recommendations made by the Flagler County Local Rule Review Committee that was formed pursuant to Section 379.2431(2)(f), F.S. The effect of the action would be to limit allowable motorboat speed in portions of the county during the warm season, including 2.7 linear miles of Slow Speed on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). The warm season would be defined as May through September 7 (to include Labor Day). Adoption of the proposed rule would add about 15 minutes to the time it currently requires to transit the county in the ICW during the warm season, with no change during the rest of the year. Additional information is available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/manatee/rulemaking/.
Published on: 9633281. The Commission is considering a manatee protection rule for Flagler County (and amendments to the rule for Volusia County to remove from this rule existing boat speed zones in Flagler County). In May 2010, at the request of the Commission and as provided by Section 379.2431(2)(f), Florida Statutes, Flagler County established a Local Rule Review Committee (LRRC) to review and comment on a preliminary rule proposal. The LRRC met seven times and the Commission received the LRRC final report in July 2010. The Commission is currently scheduled to consider the LRRC report and Commission staff recommendations for proposed zones at the February 23-24, 2011, Commission meeting to be held in Apalachicola. Additional information on this rule action, including links to agendas for upcoming Commission meetings, can be viewed on-line at: http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Manatee_rulemaking.htm.