These rules provide guidelines for local governments regarding applications for approval of ordinances establishing boating restricted areas, and the proposed changes are intended to provide clarity regarding the application and approval process. Specific proposed changes include defining “launching and landing facilities,” adding written warnings to the proofs considered in assessing whether there is competent substantial evidence to support that a boating restricted area is necessary to protect public safety, and providing clarification of traffic congestion metrics. These updates will add transparency to the ordinance application process used by local governments to establish boating restricted areas, such as slow speed zones, within their jurisdictions. The overall result of these rule amendments will be a more efficient application and ordinance review process.