Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 66A-2.0054 - Boater Safety and Education Projects

(1) Boating Safety and Education Facilities. Program funds may be used to pay direct costs incurred in connection with capital improvements resulting in boating safety and education facilities, including the cost of planning (except for feasibility analysis), development, construction, reconstruction, extension, post-construction and related activities. Eligible boating safety and education facilities include:

(a) Primary Facilities.

1. Docks and lifts that enhance the capabilities of marine fire and rescue services;

2. Docks and lifts that enhance the capabilities of boating safety and education instruction; and

3. Signage at public docks, boat ramps and launch facilities that increases awareness of boating safety and educates the boating pubic.

(b) Support Facilities. Boarding docks, wave attenuator or breakwaters and seawalls.

(2) Boating Safety and Education Equipment. Program funds may be used to pay direct costs incurred in connection with the acquisition, overhaul and upgrade of the following equipment:

(a) Vessels and appurtenant equipment that enhance marine fire and rescue services capabilities, such as trailers, communication or navigation systems, sonar devices, lights, fire pumps, life-saving appliances, dive and rescue gear, hazardous materials response kits, and other similar vessel accessory apparatuses and onboard safety equipment;

(b) Vessels and appurtenant equipment that enhance boating safety and education capabilities, such as trailers, communication or navigation systems, lights, personal floatation devices, and other similar vessel accessory apparatuses and onboard safety equipment, and non-motorized vessels, such as sailboats, canoes, kayaks, rowing sculls, paddles, and other similar non-motorized vessels accessories apparatus and safety equipment.

(3) Boating Safety and Education Intangible Property. Program funds may be used to pay direct costs incurred in connection with enhancing boating safety and education capabilities, including acquisition of intangible property and development of intellectual property, such as software applications and operating systems, web-based information and applications, curricula, including instructional tools and materials.

(4) Boating Safety and Education Instruction. Program funds may be used to pay direct costs incurred in connection with enhancing boating safety and education capabilities, including acquisition of specialized instruction services and acquisition of the following supplies:

(a) Instructional materials for curriculum delivered via in-house classroom or on the water instruction; and

(b) Other supplies as determined by the Board to be integral to the curriculum and an enhancement of the boating safety and education experience.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 66A-2.0054

Rulemaking Authority 374.976(2) FS. Law Implemented 374.976(1)-(3) FS.

Adopted by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 031, February 16, 2021 effective 3/3/2021.

New 3-3-21.