PROVIDED SUMMARY
Public Mooring Fields; Prohibits local governments & special districts from applying for permit to establish or maintain public mooring field.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Bars local governments from seeking mooring-field permits outside their territory.
A county, municipality, or special district can no longer apply for a permit to establish or maintain a public mooring field outside its own territorial boundaries, regardless of any other law that might otherwise allow it.
Counties specifically also cannot apply for a permit to establish or maintain a mooring field inside an incorporated city or town's boundaries, leaving that decision to the municipality itself.
Both new limits step aside for a mooring field that every affected local government has already signed off on, or one that already holds a final permit no longer open to appeal.
KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Local governments barred from cross-boundary mooring permits
majors. 373.118
AIA county, municipality, or special district may not apply for a permit to establish or maintain a mooring field outside its own territorial boundaries, regardless of any other law.
“a county, municipality, or special district may not apply for a permit to establish or maintain a mooring field outside of its territorial boundaries”
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§ 2
Counties barred from mooring permits inside city limits
majors. 373.118
AIA county specifically may not apply for a permit to establish or maintain a mooring field within an incorporated area, leaving that decision to the municipality itself.
“a county may not apply for a permit to establish or maintain a mooring field within an incorporated area”
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§ 3
Exception for already-approved or already-permitted mooring fields
moderates. 373.118
AIBoth new restrictions do not apply to a mooring field that has already been approved by every jurisdictional local government involved, or that already holds a final, non-appealable permit from the department.
“approved by all jurisdictional local governments or that has been issued a final, nonappealable permit by the department”
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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in State Affairs Committee
2/16/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
2/16/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
2/13/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/13/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/12/2026
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/12/2026
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/10/2026
PCS added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
12/16/2025
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
12/16/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
12/16/2025
Referred to Budget Committee
12/16/2025
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
12/16/2025
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
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