Florida Regulations 1A-31.0045: Non-permittable Areas and Sites
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The division will not issue permits for the following areas and sites:
(1) Any abandoned shipwreck in or on the public lands of the United States or in or on Indian lands as set forth in the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, 43 U.S.C. § 2105(d), herein incorporated by reference;
(2) Any vessel for which a federal admiralty court has awarded title as against the State of Florida prior to April 28, 1988, the effective date of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (herein incorporated by reference), while such title remains valid;
(3) Vessels owned or operated by a government on military non-commercial service when they sank, which are entitled to sovereign immunity under federal law or international law, treaty, or agreement, including without limitation, United States or foreign military vessels, and as defined in the Sunken Military Craft Act (Public Law Number 108-375, Div. A, Title XIV, Sections 1401-1408, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2094);
(4) Areas of federal jurisdiction including but not limited to areas of the National Park System, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Refuges, National Estuarine Research Reserves and US Military Reservations;
(5) Areas of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary;
(6) Areas of state jurisdiction such as State Parks, State Aquatic Preserves, Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, State Archaeological Landmarks, State Archaeological Landmark Zones, Underwater Archaeological Preserves, Underwater Archaeological Research Reserves;
(7) Areas of submerged lands conveyed to public or private entities;
(8) Vessels that are or have been under the jurisdiction of a federal admiralty court, when such jurisdiction was established prior to April 28, 1988, the effective date of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, except where the applicant provides proof that the federal court’s jurisdiction and any rights it may have awarded are permanently terminated; and
(9) Historic shipwreck sites that are of such singular historical or archaeological significance that permitted activities would be incompatible with the division’s responsibility to administer state-owned and state-controlled historic resources in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship and to preserve archaeological sites and objects of antiquity for the public benefit. Significance shall be measured against the criteria established for National Historic Landmark designation, per 36 C.F.R. § 65.4 “”National Historic Landmark criteria,”” effective as of February 2, 1983, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 267.031(1). Law Implemented 267.031(2), 267.061(1), 267.11 FS. History-New 7-20-09.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 1A-31.0045
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) Any vessel for which a federal admiralty court has awarded title as against the State of Florida prior to April 28, 1988, the effective date of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (herein incorporated by reference), while such title remains valid;
(3) Vessels owned or operated by a government on military non-commercial service when they sank, which are entitled to sovereign immunity under federal law or international law, treaty, or agreement, including without limitation, United States or foreign military vessels, and as defined in the Sunken Military Craft Act (Public Law Number 108-375, Div. A, Title XIV, Sections 1401-1408, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2094);
(4) Areas of federal jurisdiction including but not limited to areas of the National Park System, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Refuges, National Estuarine Research Reserves and US Military Reservations;
(5) Areas of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary;
(6) Areas of state jurisdiction such as State Parks, State Aquatic Preserves, Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, State Archaeological Landmarks, State Archaeological Landmark Zones, Underwater Archaeological Preserves, Underwater Archaeological Research Reserves;
(7) Areas of submerged lands conveyed to public or private entities;
(8) Vessels that are or have been under the jurisdiction of a federal admiralty court, when such jurisdiction was established prior to April 28, 1988, the effective date of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, except where the applicant provides proof that the federal court’s jurisdiction and any rights it may have awarded are permanently terminated; and
(9) Historic shipwreck sites that are of such singular historical or archaeological significance that permitted activities would be incompatible with the division’s responsibility to administer state-owned and state-controlled historic resources in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship and to preserve archaeological sites and objects of antiquity for the public benefit. Significance shall be measured against the criteria established for National Historic Landmark designation, per 36 C.F.R. § 65.4 “”National Historic Landmark criteria,”” effective as of February 2, 1983, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 267.031(1). Law Implemented 267.031(2), 267.061(1), 267.11 FS. History-New 7-20-09.