The proposed amendment will update the Guidelines for the Derelict Vessel and At-Risk/Public Nuisance Vessel Removal Grant Program which are incorporated by reference in subsection (7) of Rule 68-1.003, F.A.C. The Guidelines ....

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68-1.003Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment will update the Guidelines for the Derelict Vessel and At-Risk/Public Nuisance Vessel Removal Grant Program which are incorporated by reference in subsection (7) of Rule 68-1.003, F.A.C. The Guidelines will be updated to reflect block grant funding opportunities available to eligible governmental entities for the rapid removal of derelict and at-risk/public nuisance vessels. The Guidelines will also be amended to set forth the block grant eligibility requirements and application process to be utilized. These proposed amendments to the Guidelines will have the effect of allowing local governments a more streamlined grant application process and result in awarded entities being able to more quickly remove derelict vessels from the waters of the State.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Subject area covered in the proposed rule is the Derelict Vessel and At-Risk/Public Nuisance Vessel Removal Grant Program, which is identified in subsection (7) of the rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 327.04, 823.11(4), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 823.11(4), FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Major William Holcomb, Boating and Waterways Section Leader, Division of Law Enforcement, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Bryant Building Headquarters, 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.