Florida Boater Improvement Program revenue share.
Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 110.413
in effectSec. 110.413. - Florida Boater Improvement Program revenue share.
The Duval County share of the revenues distributed by the State Department of Environmental Protection annually through the Florida Boater Improvement Program (FBIP) pursuant to F.S. § 328.72(15) shall be deposited in a separate City account. The funds in the account shall be appropriated annually by the City Council and shall not lapse as of the end of any fiscal year. The funds shall be expended for local recreational boating projects pursuant to the guidelines set forth in F.S. § 328.72(15) for the sole purposes of providing recreational channel marking, public launching facilities and other boating-related activities, removal of vessels and floating structures deemed a hazard to public safety and health for failure to comply with F.S. § 327.53, for manatee and marine mammal protection and recovery. The funds may be used as the City's matching funds for boating-related projects, such as construction or renovation of boat ramps, docks, water access facility restrooms, parking, access roads, signs, land acquisition, recreational channel marking and navigational lights. Funds may be distributed by the Director of Finance and Administration for the purposes set forth herein upon the written request from the Director of Recreation and Parks Services, or his designee for any project the cost of which is $30,000 or less; otherwise, the funds shall be available only upon approval of the Council. Annually, the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department shall report to the Jacksonville Waterways Commission and the Finance Committee on all the expenditures from the fund during the preceding 12 months.
(Ord. 97-804-E, § 1; Ord. 1999-114-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-160-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITVADPE_CH110CITR_PT4COAP_S110.413FLBOIMPRRESHFetched: 10/27/2026