311.10 – Strategic Port Investment Initiative.
311.10 Strategic Port Investment Initiative.— (1) There is created the Strategic Port Investment Initiative within the Department of Transportation. Beginning in fiscal year 2012-2013, a minimum of $35 million annually shall be made available from the State Transportation Trust Fund to fund the Strategic Port Investment Initiative. The Department of Transportation shall work with the deepwater ports […]
311.101 – Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program.
311.101 Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program.— (1) There is created within the Department of Transportation the Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program. The purpose of the program is to provide funds for roads, rail facilities, or other means for the conveyance or shipment of goods through a seaport, thereby enabling the state to respond to private […]
311.103 – Designation of State Freight Logistics Zones.
311.103 Designation of state freight logistics zones.— (1) As used in this section, the term “freight logistics zone” means a grouping of activities and infrastructure associated with freight transportation and related services within a defined area around an intermodal logistics center as defined in s. 311.101(2). (2) A county, or two or more contiguous counties, may designate a […]
311.105 – Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; Permitting; Mitigation.
311.105 Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; permitting; mitigation.— (1)(a) There is created the Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee, which shall be under the direction of the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members: the Secretary of Environmental Protection, or his or her designee, as an ex officio, nonvoting member; […]
311.106 – Seaport Stormwater Permitting and Mitigation.
311.106 Seaport stormwater permitting and mitigation.—A seaport listed in s. 403.021(9)(b) is authorized to provide for onsite or offsite stormwater treatment for water quality impacts caused by a proposed port activity that requires a permit and that causes or contributes to pollution from stormwater runoff. Offsite stormwater treatment may occur outside of the established boundaries of […]
311.11 – Seaport Employment Training Grant Program.
311.11 Seaport Employment Training Grant Program.— (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, shall establish a Seaport Employment Training Grant Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall grant funds appropriated by the Legislature to the program for the purpose of stimulating […]
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, […]