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DATE ARTICLE ISSUE
May 2008 Marine Contractors Longshore Resource Center (sponsored by LIG Marine) Insurance
May 2008 Construction Licensing Officials Association of Florida (CLOAF) presentation by FMCA's Executive Director

Licensing, Insurance & Permitting
(Downloads as a small .zip file)

January 2008 DEP proposed 18-21 Rule rate increases (links to the DEP website) Regulation
January, 2008 Florida Marine Contractor Specialty License Language Licensing
August 2007 A Board Member Primer -- The Responsibilities and Opportunities of a Board Member Organization
March 2007 Legislature's Report on Improving Consistency and Predictability in Dock & Marina Permitting Regulation
February 2007 FWC report on manatee protection Regulation/science
January 2007 FMCA Comments on Manatee Management Plan Science/regulation/manatees
January 2007 Big Boats Are More Dangerous! (A peer review study by Butch Rommel and others) Science/manatees
January 2007 Updated Bylaws -- Everyone gets the vote! Chapters created Organization
July 2006 Updated by-laws create districts and formalize insurance requirements Organization
July 2006 Class Code 6006F for Marine Construction implemented in Florida Insurance
May, 2006 FMCA Dock Permitting Workshop Workbook Permitting
January, 2006 NCCI Proposed "Finding" to Create a Florida Marine Contracting Code: 6006F Insurance
January, 2006 Joint Legislative Committee Report on Docks and Marina Permitting Permitting
October, 2005 Army Corps Proposal to Delegate Permitting to City of Cape Coral (PDF) Regulation
September, 2005 Revised Association By-Laws enlarging Board and creating a Professional Board Director position Organization
August, 2005 Proposal for a Technical Report Documenting Methods of Propeller Cut Analysis by James Wood Science/manatees
January 2005 Fish & Wildlife Service "Interim II" Permitting Guidance (PDF) Manatee/Permitting
November 2004 Florida Senate Working Waterfront Review (PDF) Public Access
April 2004 FMCA Testifies before Congress on Manatee Madness (PDF) Manatees
June 2003 NOAA on Potential "Threat" of Docks (PDF) Permitting
February 2003 View H.R. 4811, introduced in 2002 to reform Longshoreman insurance Insurance
February 2003 Download FMCA Input concerning more manatee protection
(204K Word file)
Manatees
January 2003 Download FMCA Official Comment on proposed FWS Rules
(272K Word File)
Manatees
December 2001 Manatee and Boating Fact Sheet 2001 Manatees
November 2001 The Evolving Regulatory Nightmare Regulation
August 2001 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Final Interim Manatee Strategy Manatees
August 2001 FMCA Press Release re: US Fish and Wildlife and Manatees Manatees
July 2001 Manatee and Boating Fact Sheet Manatees
July 2001 Florida Manatee Recovery Plan Manatees
July 2001 AWPI Finalizes Enhanced Consumer Awareness Program with EPA CCA
June 2001 Announcement of proposed manatee protection zones delayed for third time Manatees
June 2001 FMCA Gains Local Support Manatees
June 2001 FFWCC Accepts Save the Manatee Club Agreement Manatees
June 2001 Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act Insurance
June 2001 Hello from pressure-treated wood industry CCA
May 2001 A Letter from Jeb Bush, governor of Florida Manatees
May 2001 A Federal Scam Manatees
May 2001

Attack on CCA Treated Material

CCA
May 2001 The Manatee Dilemma Manatees
March 2001 CCA
March 2001 FMCA Newsletter Supplement on the Manatee Issue Manatees

 



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