RULE NO: RULE TITLE
68-1.003: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule development will delete the requirement in subsection 68-1.003(7), F.A.C., Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program, to submit an FWC Derelict or Abandoned Vessel Removal form and allow local law enforcement entities to submit their agency form. Also, the Florida Boating Improvement Program referenced in subsection 68-1.003(9), F.A.C., are making changes to the Program Guidelines (January 2008) to include the requirement that applicants obtain permits prior to applying for a construction grant or they can request funding for the design, engineering, and permitting phases of project. An additional change is also being made to these Program Guidelines to add federal funding requirements to allow the Commission to use funds received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Sport Fish Restoration Act. Additionally, the Florida State Wildlife Grant Program referenced in subsection 68-1.003(11), F.A.C., will be updating their Program Guidelines (dated September 2008).
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Grant programs for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 206.606, 327.04, 327.47, 379.106 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 206.606, 327.47, 328.72, 379.106 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program or Florida Boating Improvement Program: Tim Woody, FBIP Program Administrator, or Patricia Harrell, Boating Access Coordinator, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement, Boating and Waterways Section, 620 South Meridian Street, Room 235, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, telephone (850)410-0656, extension 17173 or 17122, or email fbip@myfwc.com. State Wildlife Grant Program: Laura Morse, State Wildlife Grants Coordinator, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, 620 South Meridian Street, Room 3.08E, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, telephone (850)410-0656, extension 17285, or email laura.morse@myfwc.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.