Resolution 2003-036
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RESOLUTION NO. 2003--l,L
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TRANSMITTING COMMENT TO U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ON PROPOSED RULE,
RIN lO-18-AH86, RELATING TO THE MARINE MAMMAL
PROTECTION ACT AND MANATEES IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA; EXPRESSING CONCERNS ON HOW THE
RULE MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT COLLIER COUNTY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DA TE.
WHEREAS, the value of waterfront property and other property located within Collier
County is significantly tied to recreational opportunities and the quality of life offered to the
citizens and visitors of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, Collier County is an environmentally sensitive community, supporting the
value of all marine fife, as a part of a balanced ecological system; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has implemented a Manatee Protection Plan which will
adequately protect and promote the growth of the manatee population; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the plan proposed by the Fish & Wildlife Service will have
a devastating effect on the overall Southwest Florida economy; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to express its concerns to the U.S. Army Corps. of
Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as to the proposed rule and its impact on the
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION 1. Collier County affirms the worth of aU fish and wildlife, the rights of
property owners and the marine and building industries.
SECTION 2. Collier County believes the data collected in Collier County over the past
five years have not been integrated into the analysis used to support the
proposed regulations.
SECTION 3. Collier County believes it would be irresponsible to implement these
proposed regulations without the necessary scientific data to support the
intended goals.
SECTION 4. Collier County disputes the nexus, established in the proposed plan,
between the dock moratorium and manatee mortalities.
SECTION 5. Collier County finds that the proposed rule does not take into account the
balance necessary between the manatee and public recreational boating,
and that a moratorium on dock construction will adversely impact vessel
registration and the revenue provided to the community, including the
funding and operation of public boat ramps and marinas.
SECTION 6. Collier County respectfully requests the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
take into consideration the balance of the community with the protection
of this species before promulgation of a rule which can have a devastating
effect upon the property values and economy of S.W. Florida.
SECTION 7. Collier County urges the intervention of its State and Federal Officials in
order to resolve the situation, by promulgation of rules, which take into
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consideration the balance of the community with the protection of this
species.
SECTION 8. The County Clerk is hereby requested to provide certified copies of this
Resolution to the local State and Federal Legislators, the U.S. Army
Corps. Of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This Resolution adopted this
motion, second and majority vote.
14th day of
Januarv
, 2003, after
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