311.122 – Seaport Law Enforcement Agency; Authorization; Requirements; Powers; Training.
311.122 Seaport law enforcement agency; authorization; requirements; powers; training.— (1) Each seaport in the state is authorized to create a seaport law enforcement agency for its facility, which authority in no way precludes the seaport from contracting with local governments or law enforcement agencies to comply with the security standards required by this chapter. (2) Each seaport law […]
311.123 – Maritime Domain Security Awareness Training Program.
311.123 Maritime domain security awareness training program.— (1) The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council shall create a maritime domain security awareness training program to instruct all personnel employed within a seaport’s boundaries about the security procedures required of them for implementation of the seaport security plan required under s. 311.12(2). (2) The training program curriculum must […]
311.124 – Trespassing; Detention by a Certified Seaport Security Officer.
311.124 Trespassing; detention by a certified seaport security officer.— (1) Any Class D or Class G seaport security officer certified under the federal Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 guidelines or any employee of the seaport security force certified under the federal Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 guidelines who has probable cause to believe that a […]
311.13 – Certain Information Exempt From Disclosure.
311.13 Certain information exempt from disclosure.—Seaport security plans created pursuant to s. 311.12 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. In addition, photographs, maps, blueprints, drawings, and similar materials that depict critical seaport operating facilities are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, […]
311.14 – Seaport Planning.
311.14 Seaport planning.— (1) The Department of Transportation shall develop, in coordination with the ports listed in s. 311.09(1) and other partners, a Statewide Seaport and Waterways System Plan. This plan shall be consistent with the goals of the Florida Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155 and shall consider needs identified in individual port master plans […]
311.22 – Additional Authorization for Funding Certain Dredging Projects.
311.22 Additional authorization for funding certain dredging projects.— (1) The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council shall establish a program to fund dredging projects in counties having a population of fewer than 300,000 according to the last official census. Funds made available under this program may be used to fund approved projects for the dredging or […]
311.25 – Florida Seaports; Local Ballot Initiatives and Referendums.
311.25 Florida seaports; local ballot initiatives and referendums.— (1) With respect to any port that has received or is eligible to apply for or receive state funding under this chapter, a local ballot initiative or referendum may not restrict maritime commerce in such a port, including, but not limited to, restricting such commerce based on any of […]
311.12 – Seaport Security.
311.12 Seaport security.— (1) SECURITY STANDARDS.— (a) A seaport may implement security measures that are more stringent, more extensive, or supplemental to the applicable federal security regulations, including federal facility security assessment requirements under 33 C.F.R. s. 105.305. (b) The provisions of s. 790.251 are not superseded, preempted, or otherwise modified in any way by the provisions of this […]
311.121 – Qualifications, Training, and Certification of Licensed Security Officers at Florida Seaports.
311.121 Qualifications, training, and certification of licensed security officers at Florida seaports.— (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that seaports in the state be able to mitigate operational security costs without reducing security levels by employing a combination of certified law enforcement officers and certified private security service officers. In order to accomplish this intent, […]
311.07 – Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Funding.
311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic development funding.— (1) There is created the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program within the Department of Transportation to finance port transportation or port facilities projects that will improve the movement and intermodal transportation of cargo or passengers in commerce and trade and support the interests, purposes, and requirements of […]