Title XXII, Ports and Harbors

Every harbormaster appointed for any port shall give an approved bond in the sum of $500, payable to the Governor of the state, for the faithful performance of the harbormaster’s duty, such bond to be approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the port is situate…

Each harbormaster may appoint as many deputies as he or she shall require for the needs of his or her port, such deputies to be paid by such harbormaster.History.—ch. 3602, 1885; RS 955; GS 1324; RGS 2494; CGL 3904; s. 285, ch. 95-148.

Every master of any vessel arriving at the ports in this state shall report to the harbormaster for a station, or for a berth at the wharves, and the harbormaster shall regulate and station or assign berths at the wharves to said vessel; and the harbormaster shall remove or cause…

Harbormasters, respectively, shall receive from the master, owner or consignee of vessels coming into the port for which the harbormaster is appointed for the services rendered by the harbormaster or his or her deputy, under the provisions of this section, not exceeding the sum o…

If any person, master, consignee, agent, wharfinger or wharfowner, lessee of a wharf or other person shall oppose or resist the harbormaster or the harbormaster’s deputies in the execution of duty, or disobey any order given by either of said officers as to the manner of removing…

As used in ss. 313.21-313.24, “port” means a port authority or port district, as defined in s. 315.02, or a port operation as provided in s. 125.012.History.—s. 9, ch. 90-54.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or chapter 314, each port may regulate vessel movements within its jurisdiction, whether involving public or private facilities or areas, by:(a) Scheduling vessels for use of berths, anchorages, or other facilities at the port.(b…

Each port, in agreement with the United States Coast Guard, state pilots, and other ports in its operating port area, shall adopt guidelines for minimum bottom clearance for each berth and channel, for the movement of vessels, and for radio communications of vessel traffic for al…

Nothing in ss. 313.21-313.24 shall be construed to derogate the duties and responsibilities of a state pilot licensed under chapter 310.History.—s. 9, ch. 90-54.

The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, one harbormaster for each port in the state, into which have come, during the past 5 years, vessels of 500 tons burden and upwards, at the average rate of not less than 250 vessels per year, according to the recor…

Each harbormaster so appointed shall enter into a bond in the penal sum of $2,000, with two or more sureties, payable to the Governor of the state and the Governor’s successors in office, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the harbormaster’s office, by the ha…

Any harbormaster so appointed may appoint deputies to assist him or her in the performance of his or her duties, the harbormaster paying them for their services and being responsible for their acts.History.—s. 4, ch. 3752, 1887; RS 960; GS 1330; RGS 2500; CGL 3910; s. 289, ch. 95…

The harbormaster, by himself or herself or deputy, shall board every vessel entering the port for which the harbormaster is appointed, after such vessel has been released by the health authorities of the port, demand of the master the certificate of the vessel’s release by such h…

The master of every vessel arriving in a port for which a harbormaster shall be appointed, under the provisions of this chapter, shall apply to such harbormaster, or one of the harbormaster’s deputies, for a station in the stream, or a berth at the wharves, and the harbormaster o…

The harbormaster appointed under the provisions of this chapter shall be present at all times, either in person or by deputy, to facilitate the loading or unloading of vessels by assigning to them berths at the wharves, and by requiring each to accommodate others needing more imm…

Such harbormaster shall receive from the master, owner or consignee of vessels coming into the port for which he or she is appointed under this chapter, for the services rendered by the harbormaster or deputy, under the provisions of this chapter, not exceeding the sum of $20, ac…

Should any vessel, after having been stationed by such harbormaster, require a change of station, application shall be made by the manager of such wharf to such officer, and he or she shall make such change, for which he or she shall receive no compensation, unless the vessel req…

Whenever any fee or compensation due the harbormaster under the provisions of this chapter is not paid within 48 hours from the rendition of the services for which the same is due, such officer may then demand the same from the master or his or her consignee, and upon refusal of …

This law shall be known and may be cited as the “1959 Port Facilities Financing Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 59-411.

As used in this law, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:(1) The term “port district” or the word “district” shall mean any district created by or pursuant to the provisions of any general or special law and authorized to own or operate any port facili…

Each unit is hereby authorized and empowered:(1) To acquire, construct, lease, operate and maintain any port facilities either within or without or partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the unit, or within or partly within the corporate limits of any other unit…

(1) Each unit is authorized and empowered:(a) To publicize, advertise and promote the activities and port facilities herein authorized;(b) To make known the advantages, facilities, resources, products, attractions and attributes of the activities and port facilities herein author…

Except as hereinafter provided in this section, and except as provided in s. 315.03(1), the approval or consent of any other political subdivision or public body, agency or instrumentality of the State of Florida, except the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fun…

(1) The governing body is authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bonds of a unit for the purpose of paying all or a part of the cost of any one or more port facilities. The bonds of each issue or series shall be dated, shall bea…

(1) The governing body may provide that bonds issued under the provisions of this law shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of any one or more of the following sources:(a) Revenues of any one or more port facilities now owned or hereafter acquired or constructed by the un…

The governing body may contract with any person, firm, corporation or public body or with the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the borrowing of money for paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more port facilities, and any such contract may con…

In the discretion of the governing body, any bonds issued under the provisions of this law may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the unit and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state.…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this law or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of …

The governing body is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the unit for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this law or which shall have been issued to provide funds …

As adequate port facilities are essential for the welfare of the inhabitants and the industrial and commercial development of the area within or served by the unit, and as the exercise of the powers conferred by this law to effect such purposes constitutes the performance of prop…

Bonds issued by a unit under the provisions of this law are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administ…

All action required or authorized to be taken under the provisions of this law by the governing body may be by resolution, which resolution may be adopted at the meeting of the governing body at which such resolution is introduced and shall take effect immediately upon such adopt…

This law shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by any other law, either general, special or local, and shall not be regarded as in …

This law, being necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of the state, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.History.—s. 16, ch. 59-411.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a lease entered into by a county with another governmental entity for the benefit of a seaport created or authorized under the provisions of s. 125.01 shall not be subject to the 30-year lease term limitation of s. 125.031.His…

Any proposal or counterproposal exchanged between a deepwater port listed in s. 311.09(1) and any nongovernmental entity, relating to the sale, use, or lease of land or of port facilities, and any financial records submitted by any nongovernmental entity to such a deepwater port …