by Margaret Podlich, President, BoatU.S.
I need your help!
There is a last minute attempt in the FL House of Representatives to amend the FL Fish and Wildlife Bill to restrict anchoring for boats in Miami-Dade County and Broward County.
With 64 municipalities in those 2 counties, if this Margolis/Gonzalez Anti-Anchoring Amendment is passed, there is a potential for 64 different anchoring policies to be set in those areas. That’s not good for boating, and it’s not good precedent for the rest of the state.
Please take a minute and send a message to your FL Representative Tonight (April 22), asking for their help to protect boating and anchoring rights. Ask them as they consider tomorrow House Bill 955, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Bill, to OPPOSE ANY AMENDMENTS.
Here’s our official action alert. Please follow the link below to easily send a message to your specific Representative…
Action Needed Now:
On Wednesday, April 23rd, the Florida House of Representatives is voting on a Florida Fish and Wildlife Bill, and will consider adding a last-minute amendment that would allow Miami-Dade and Broward Counties to restrict anchoring. We need you to contact your state representative asap and ask them to pass a “clean bill” without amendments in order to stop this anti-boater initiative.
Click here to send a message to your representative. You can also call them – click here to get their phone number in Tallahassee.
Click here for additional information.
Sailing With Devious, 2014 