Recreational
Boating and the Environment
May 21, 1999
Florida boat registrations have
doubled in the last 15 years, at a rate three times greater than the population increase.
The Hyatt Regency
Pier Sixty Six in Fort Lauderdale
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Florida now has 735,000 registered boats, and no
more water than it ever had. Florida's waterways are increasingly congested, leading to
conflicts among users, between boaters and shoreside residents, and over the protection of
such environmental resources as water quality, sea grasses and manatee habitat.
On May 21 the Environmental and Land Use Law Section of The
Florida Bar will host a workshop in Ft. Lauderdale to examine the complex set of federal,
state and local laws that address these conflicts.
Fort Lauderdale is
often called the Venice of the Americas because it is laced with a network of navigable
waterways. It has become a center for the boating industry.
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Speakers representing industry, government,
academia and environmental interests will address the following topics: the establishment
and management of anchorages and mooring fields; the regulation of liveaboards; legal
provisions for the management of derelict and abandoned vessels; manatee protection as it
affects the operation of vessels; secondary and cumulative impacts and the permitting of
docks and marinas; the regulation of personal watercraft; and alternatives for the control
of sewage from vessels.
 The 17th Street Causeway and the
Intercoastal Waterway, with Pier 66 in the upper right.
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The program will include an educational
tour of Ft. Lauderdale's waterways, where many of the issues in waterway management are on
display.
The workshop will be co-sponsored by the Florida Sea Grant
College.
SCHEDULE
The Florida Bar Environmental & Land Use Law Section and the Florida Sea Grant
College presents
Recreational Boating and the Environment - May 21, 1999
COURSE CLASSIFICATION: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
One Location
Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six
2301 S.E. 17th St. Causeway
Ft. Lauderdale
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Late Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Recreational Boating and the Environment: Issues and Trends
Richard Hamann, Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida, College
of Law
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Management of Anchorages, Establishment of Mooring Fields, and Rights of Navigation
• The Legal Context: Rights of Navigation, Home Rule Power, and Legislative
Direction
Thomas T. Ankersen, Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida,
College of Law
• Enforcement Options: Registration, Marine Sanitation Devices, Derelect and
Abandoned Vessels
Captain Alan S. Richard, Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection
• Case Studies in Cooperative Anchorage Management:
- The Southwest Florida Regional Harbor Board
Will White, Chair, Regional Harbor Board
- Stuart, Vero Beach and Riviera Beach
Don Keirn, Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection
Charles W. (Bill) Eastman, Dockmaster, Vero Beach
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Manatees, Marinas and Motorboats
• Manatee Protection Plans: The Legal Framework
Keith W. Rizzardi, South Florida Water Management District
• Secondary and Cumulative Impacts in Permitting Docks and Marinas
M.B. Adelson, Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection
• Implementation: Perspectives and Case Studies
Pat Riley, Marine Engineer, Ft. Myers
Pat Rose, Save the Manatee Club, Inc.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
The Saga of Houseboat Row
John W. Costigan, Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Personal Watercraft: Plague or Pleasure?
Kevin Malone, Moderator
• The Case for Restricting PWC
Randall K. Gaylord, County Attorney, San Juan County, Washington
• The Case for Equal Treatment
Jan Hall, Bombardier Recreational Products
• Managing PWCs in the Florida Keys
Karen Cabanas, Morgan & Hendrick, Key West
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Recreational Boating in the Waterways of Ft. Lauderdale
• Land Use Issues in Regulating Liveaboard Vessels
Sharon Cruz, Deputy Broward County Attorney
• Pumpouts, Hookups or Honey Barges: Options for Regulating Waste Disposal
Gregory Kisela, Asst. City Manager, Ft. Lauderdale
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Ft. Lauderdale Waterway Tour - Pier 66 to Las Olas and the New River
The tour will depart Pier 66 at 4 p.m. for a two-hour cruise, proceeding north in the
Intercoastal Waterway.
• Local experts will discuss manatee issues, recent marina permitting, management
of anchorages, mooring fields and city-owned slips, conflicts between personal watercraft
and other users, urban redevelopment and water quality protection in the waterways of Ft.
Lauderdale.
Sponsored by Hopping, Green, Sams & Smith
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Reception: 15th Street Fisheries
One of Ft. Lauderdale's best restaurants, the 15th Street Fisheries is just across the
Intercoastal Waterway from Pier 66. A Water Taxi will be on call to return you to Pier 66
at any time.
CLER PROGRAM
(Maximum Credit: 8.5 hours)
General: 8.5 hours
Ethics: 0 hours
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
(Maximum Credit: 8.5 hours)
Admiralty & Maritime 6.5 hours
Appellate Practice 4.0 hours
City, County & Local Govt. 8.5 hours
Civil Trial 4.0 hours
Credit may be applied to more than one of the programs above but cannot exceed the
maximum for any given program. Please keep a record of credit hours earned. RETURN YOUR
COMPLETED CLER AFFIDAVIT PRIOR TO CLER REPORTING DATE (see Bar News label). (Rule
Regulating The Florida Bar 6-10.5) .
ENVIRONMENTAL & LAND USE LAW SECTION
Ralph A. DeMeo - Chair
Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr. - Chair-elect
John J. Fumero - CLE Chair
Richard Hamann - Program Co-Chair
Thomas T. Ankersen - Program Co-Chair
REFUND POLICY
Requests for refund or credit toward the purchase of the course book/tapes of this
program must be in writing and postmarked no later than two business days following the
course presentation. Registration fees are non-transferrable, unless transferred to a
colleague registering at the same price paid. A $15 service fee applies to refund
requests. Registrants that do not notify The Florida Bar by 5:00 p.m., May 14, 1999 that
they will be unable to attend the seminar, will have an additional $25 retained.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Pier
Sixty-Six Hotel, at the rate of $139 single/double occupancy. To make reservations, call
the Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six direct at (954) 525-6666. Reservations must be made by 4/20/99 to
assure the group rate and availability. After that date, the group rate will be granted on
a "space available" basis.
REGISTRATION
Register me for "Recreational Boating and the Environment" Workshop
(084) Ft. lauderdale, hyatt pier sixty-six (5/21/99)
TO REGISTER OR ORDER COURSE BOOK/TAPES, MAIL THIS FORM TO: The Florida Bar, Jackie
Werndli, 650 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 with a check in the appropriate
amount payable to The Florida Bar or credit card information filled in below. If you have
questions, call 850/561-5623. ON SITE REGISTRATION, ADD $15.00. On-site registration is by
check only.
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COURSE BOOK - AUDIOTAPES
Private taping of this program is not permitted.
Delivery time is 4 to 6 weeks after May 21, 1999. PRICES BELOW DO NOT INCLUDE TAX.
COURSE BOOK ONLY: Cost $20 plus tax TOTAL $_______
AUDIOTAPES (includes course book)
Cost: $85 plus tax (section member),
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LINKS
The program chairs are Richard Hamann hamann@law.ufl.edu and Tom Ankersen ankersen@law.ufl.edu.
