Florida FWC Deeks Public Input on Broward County Boating Safety Zones
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold a public workshop in Hollywood to discuss possible small adjustments to boating safety zones in the Intracoastal Waterway in Broward County.
Other proposed amendments include updating the rule maps and some minor technical changes to the rule language.
The workshop will be on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anne Kolb Nature Center, 751 Sheridan Street in Hollywood.
The changes pertain to the rules in Florida Administrative Code 68D-24.006 and 68D-24.008. To see the meeting agenda prior to the workshop, visit MyFWC.com/Boating, click on “Waterway Management,” then “Workshops.” Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Anyone requiring special accommodations to participate in the workshop should advise the FWC at least five days before the meeting by contacting the FWC’s Office of Human Resources at 850-488-6411. If you are hearing- or speech-impaired, contact the FWC using the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (voice).
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission came into existence on July 1, 1999 - the result of a constitutional amendment approved in the 1998 General Election as part of the package proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission.
In the implementation of the Constitutional Amendment, the Florida Legislature combined all of the staff and Commissioners of the former Marine Fisheries Commission, elements of the Divisions of Marine Resources and Law Enforcement of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and all of the employees and Commissioners of the former Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
Five years later, after consulting stakeholders, employees and other interested parties, the FWC adopted a new internal structure to address complex conservation issues of the new century. The new structure focuses on programs, such as habitat management, that affect numerous species. It will focus on moving the decision-making process closer to the public and did not require any additional funding or additional positions.
