The amendment, proposed by Rep. Matt Caldwell, Republican from Lee County, would have added Crab Island in Choctawhatchee Bay in Okaloosa County to the list.
A panel of 11 national boating leaders who serve as a sounding board for BoatUS gathered last week with senior leadership from the boater organization to discuss key issues.
The bill also would end the practice of allowing children to steer a boat with the proper supervision of an adult with boater education.
Florida legislature is reviewing the proposed anchoring restriction bill and BoatUS is calling for all boater, local and transient, to voice their concerns.
Loved ones of the victims of several boating accidents joined Nassau, New York, District Attorney Kathleen Rice to call for stronger boating safety laws.