Florida S0866 restricts local regulation of vessel anchoring in certain areas and modifies anchoring limitations.

Florida S0866 designates specific sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas. It prohibits anchoring in these areas between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, except in certain facilities. The bill also restricts local governments from regulating vessel anchoring outside marked mooring fields in counties with populations of 1.5 million or greater or in areas of critical state concern, except for live-aboard vessels, commercial vessels, and vessels anchored overnight for at least 33 days.

Florida S0866 restricts local regulation of vessel anchoring in certain areas and modifies anchoring limitations.

Florida S0866 designates specific sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas. It prohibits anchoring in these areas between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, except in certain facilities. The bill also restricts local governments from regulating vessel anchoring outside marked mooring fields in counties with populations of 1.5 million or greater or in areas of critical state concern, except for live-aboard vessels, commercial vessels, and vessels anchored overnight for at least 33 days.