PALMETTO, Fla. — A proposed bill which limits anchoring or mooring near Florida seaports has some recreational boaters worried about their safety and access to state parks.
“It’s not going to be a viable solution,” said boater April Smith of Palmetto. “It’s not going to help anything.”
The proposed legislation, SB 594 and HB 795, would allow seaports to prohibit anchoring or mooring within 1,500 to 2,500 feet. Republican State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez from Miami sponsored the senate version of the bill…