(1) The trustees may issue leases or letters of consent to riparian landowners, special event promoters, and boat show owners to allow the installation of temporary structures, including docks, moorings, pilings, and access walkways, on sovereign submerged lands solely for the purpose of facilitating boat shows and displays in, or adjacent to, established marinas or government-owned upland property. Riparian owners of adjacent uplands who are not seeking a lease or letter of consent shall be notified by certified mail of any request for such a lease or letter of consent before approval by the trustees. The trustees shall balance the interests of any objecting riparian owners with the economic interests of the public and the state as a factor in determining whether a lease or letter of consent should be executed over the objection of adjacent riparian owners. This section does not apply to structures for viewing motorboat racing, high-speed motorboat contests, or high-speed displays in waters where manatees are known to frequent.
(2) A lease or letter of consent for a special event under subsection (1):
(a) Shall be for a period not to exceed 45 days and a duration not to exceed 10 consecutive years.
(b) Shall include a lease fee, if applicable, based solely on the period and actual size of the preemption and conditions to allow reconfiguration of temporary structures within the lease area with notice to the department of the configuration and size of preemption within the lease area.
(c) The lease or letter of consent may contain appropriate requirements for removal of the temporary structures, including the posting of sufficient surety to guarantee appropriate funds for removal of the structures should the promoter or riparian owner fail to do so within the time specified in the agreement.
(3) This section does not allow any lease or letter of consent that would result in harm to the natural resources of the area as a result of the structures or the activities of the special events agreed to.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-339; s. 5, ch. 2013-92.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property
253.001 - Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; Duty to Hold Lands in Trust.
253.01 - Internal Improvement Trust Fund Established.
253.02 - Board of Trustees; Powers and Duties.
253.025 - Acquisition of State Lands.
253.0251 - Alternatives to Fee Simple Acquisition.
253.027 - Emergency Archaeological Property Acquisition.
253.03 - Board of Trustees to Administer State Lands; Lands Enumerated.
253.031 - Land Office; Custody of Documents Concerning Land; Moneys; Plats.
253.0325 - Modernization of State Lands Records.
253.033 - Inter-American Center Property; Transfer to Board; Continued Use for Government Purposes.
253.034 - State-Owned Lands; Uses.
253.0341 - Surplus of State-Owned Lands.
253.0345 - Special Events; Submerged Land Leases.
253.0347 - Lease of Sovereignty Submerged Lands for Private Residential Docks and Piers.
253.035 - Coastal Anchorage Areas.
253.037 - Use of State-Owned Land for Correctional Facilities.
253.04 - Duty of Board to Protect, etc., State Lands; State May Join in Any Action Brought.
253.05 - Prosecuting Officers to Assist in Protecting State Lands.
253.111 - Riparian Owners of Land.
253.115 - Public Notice and Hearings.
253.12 - Title to Tidal Lands Vested in State.
253.121 - Conveyances of Such Lands Heretofore Made, Ratified, Confirmed, and Validated.
253.1221 - Bulkhead Lines; Reestablishment.
253.128 - Enforcement; Board or Agency Under Special Law.
253.129 - Confirmation of Title in Upland Owners.
253.135 - Construction of Ss. 253.12, 253.126, 253.127, 253.128, and 253.129.
253.14 - Rights of Riparian Owners; Board of Trustees to Defend Suit.
253.141 - Riparian Rights Defined; Certain Submerged Bottoms Subject to Private Ownership.
253.21 - Board of Trustees May Surrender Certain Lands to the United States and Receive Indemnity.
253.29 - Board of Trustees to Refund Money Paid Where Title to Land Fails.
253.34 - Transfer of Notes Owned by Board.
253.36 - Title to Reclaimed Marshlands, Wetlands, or Lowlands in Board of Trustees.
253.37 - Survey to Be Made; Sale of Lands; Preference to Buyers.
253.38 - Riparian Rights Not Affected.
253.381 - Unsurveyed Marshlands; Sale to Upland Owners.
253.382 - Oyster Beds, Minerals, and Oils Reserved to State.
253.39 - Surveys Approved by Chief Cadastral Surveyor Validated.
253.40 - To What Lands Applicable.
253.42 - Board of Trustees May Exchange Lands.
253.431 - Agents May Act on Behalf of Board of Trustees.
253.44 - Disposal of Lands Received.
253.45 - Sale or Lease of Phosphate, Clay, Minerals, etc., in or Under State Lands.
253.451 - Construction of Term “Land the Title to Which Is Vested in the state.”
253.51 - Oil and Gas Leases on State Lands by the Board of Trustees.
253.511 - Reports by Lessees of Oil and Mineral Rights, State Lands.
253.512 - Applicants for Lease of Gas, Oil, or Mineral Rights; Report as to Lease Holdings.
253.52 - Placing Oil and Gas Leases on Market by Board.
253.53 - Sealed Bids Required.
253.55 - Limitation on Term of Lease.
253.56 - Responsibility of Bidder.
253.571 - Proof of Financial Responsibility Required of Lessee Prior to Commencement of Drilling.
253.61 - Lands Not Subject to Lease.
253.62 - Board of Trustees Authorized to Convey Certain Lands Without Reservation.
253.66 - Change in Bulkhead Lines, Pinellas County.
253.665 - Grant of Easements, Licenses, and Leases.
253.68 - Authority to Lease or Use Submerged Lands and Water Column for Aquaculture Activities.
253.69 - Application to Lease Submerged Land and Water Column.
253.72 - Marking of Leased Areas; Restrictions on Public Use.
253.73 - Rules; Ss. 253.67-253.75.
253.763 - Judicial Review Relating to Permits and Licenses.
253.7824 - Sale of Products; Proceeds.
253.7827 - Transportation and Utility Crossings of Greenways Lands.
253.7828 - Impairment of Use or Conservation by Agencies Prohibited.
253.785 - Liberal Construction of Act.
253.80 - Murphy Act Lands; Costs and Attorney Fees for Quieting Title.
253.81 - Murphy Act; Tax Certificates Barred.
253.82 - Title of State or Private Owners to Murphy Act Lands.
253.83 - Construction of Recodification.
253.86 - Management and Use of State-Owned or Other Uplands; Rulemaking Authority.
253.90 - Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area.