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Florida Annotated Statutes
TITLE 22. PORTS AND HARBORS (Chs. 308-315)
CHAPTER 311. FLORIDA SEAPORT TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Date:
08/31/2009
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§ 311.12. Seaport security
(1) Security Standards.
(a) The statewide minimum standards for seaport security applicable to seaports listed in s. 311.09 shall be those based on the Florida Seaport Security Assessment 2000 and set forth in the Port Security Standards Compliance Plan delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on December 11, 2000.
(b) A seaport may implement security measures that are more stringent, more extensive, or supplemental to the minimum security standards established by this subsection.
(c) The provisions of s. 790.251 are not superseded, preempted, or otherwise modified in any way by the provisions of this section.
(2) Security plan..
(a) Each seaport listed in s. 311.09 shall adopt and maintain a security plan specific to that seaport which provides for a secure seaport infrastructure that promotes the safety and security of state residents and visitors and the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
(b) Each seaport shall periodically revise the seaport's security plan based on the seaport's ongoing assessment of security risks, the risks of terrorist activities, and the specific and identifiable needs of the seaport for ensuring that the seaport is in substantial compliance with applicable federal security regulations, including federal facility security assessment requirements under 33 C.F.R. s. 105.305.
(3) Security Plan. --Each seaport listed in s. 311.09 shall adopt and maintain a security plan specific to that seaport which provides for a secure seaport infrastructure that promotes the safety and security of state residents and visitors and the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
(a) Every 5 years after January 1, 2007, each seaport director, with the assistance of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force and in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard, shall revise the seaport's security plan based on the director's ongoing assessment of security risks, the risks of terrorist activities, and the specific and identifiable needs of the seaport for ensuring that the seaport is in substantial compliance with the minimum security standards established under subsection (1).
(b) Each adopted or revised security plan must be reviewed and approved by the Department of Law Enforcement for compliance with federal facility security assessment requirements under 33 C.F.R. s. 105.305 and the minimum security standards established under subsection (1). Within 30 days after completion, a copy of the written review shall be delivered to the United States Coast Guard, the Regional Domestic Security Task Force, and the Domestic Security Oversight Council.
(4) Access to secure and restricted areas..
(a) Any person seeking authorization for unescorted access to secure and restricted areas of a seaport must possess a valid federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
(b) A seaport may not charge a fee for the administration or production of any access control credential that requires or is associated with a fingerprint-based background check, in addition to the fee for the federal TWIC. Beginning July 1, 2013, a seaport may not charge a fee for a seaport-specific access credential issued in addition to the federal TWIC, except under the following circumstances:
1. The individual seeking to gain secured access is a new hire as defined under 33 C.F.R. s. 105; or
2. The individual has lost or misplaced his or her federal TWIC.
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