311.091 – Entry Into Public-Private Infrastructure Project Agreements for Port-Related Public Infrastructure Projects.
311.091 Entry into public-private infrastructure project agreements for port-related public infrastructure projects.—A seaport listed in s. 311.09(1) may receive or solicit proposals from and enter into a public-private infrastructure project agreement with a private entity, or a consortium of private entities, to build, operate, manage, maintain, or finance a port-related public infrastructure project. History.—s. 8, ch. […]
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; […]
310.141 – Vessels Subject to Pilotage.
310.141 Vessels subject to pilotage.— (1) All vessels shall have a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot on board to direct the movements of the vessel when entering or leaving ports of this state or when underway upon the navigable waters of the bays, rivers, harbors, and ports of this state, except: (a) Vessels exempted by the […]
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 […]
310.142 – Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance.
310.142 Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance.—The board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Board of Pilotage Commissioners for the corporate authority of St. Marys, Georgia, for reciprocal pilotage of vessels in the boundary waters and tributaries of St. Marys Entrance. History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 2019-5.
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 […]
310.146 – Exemptions From Pilotage.
310.146 Exemptions from pilotage.— (1) United States vessels are exempted from the provisions of this chapter while transiting a private channel built, marked, maintained, and controlled for one-way traffic by a public utility for the sole purpose of servicing that facility and while under the control of a validly licensed federal pilot. (2) Any vessel is exempted from […]