What will the agencys Letter of Authorization allow?
A11: Depending on the agencys application for incidental take authority, the Letter of Authorization would allow the incidental, but not intentional, take of Florida manatee when the agency carries out one or more of the following activities within the specified geographic region defined in A7 above: regulating the operation of watercraft, including government programs responsible for the establishment of watercraft speed zones and restricted access areas for manatee protection, programs that register watercraft for operation, and programs that authorize marine events (e.g., high speed races, parades, and other events); regulating the location and construction of watercraft access facilities including boat ramps, marinas, private and public boats, and other such structures that provide watercraft access to waters inhabited by manatees; financing, in whole or in part, construction of watercraft access facilities with government funds; operating government-owned or controlled facilities
