HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-032                              Bill No. HB 219, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Constantine offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 114, line 4, through page 115, line 9,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines,

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  Statutes, is amended, and

18  subsection (9) is added to said section, to read:

19         553.71  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:

20         (7)  "Threshold building" means any building which is

21  greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or which has

22  an assembly occupancy classification as defined in the State

23  Minimum Building Codes which that exceeds 5,000 square feet in

24  area and an occupant content of greater than 500 persons.

25         (9)  "Special inspector" means a licensed architect or

26  registered engineer who is certified under chapter 471 or

27  chapter 481 to conduct inspections of threshold buildings.

28         Section 1.  Effective July 1, 2001, subsections (5) and

29  (7) of section 553.71, Florida Statutes, as amended by this

30  act, are amended, and subsections (10) and (11) are added to

31  said section, to read:

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-032                              Bill No. HB 219, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1         553.71  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:

 2         (5)  "Local enforcement agency" means an agency of

 3  local government, a local school board, a community college

 4  board, or a university in the State University System with

 5  jurisdiction authority to make inspections of buildings and to

 6  enforce the codes which establish standards for design,

 7  construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, or

 8  demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or

 9  facilities.

10         (7)  "Threshold building" means any building which is

11  greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or which has

12  an assembly occupancy classification as defined in the Florida

13  Building Code State Minimum Building Codes which exceeds 5,000

14  square feet in area and an occupant content of greater than

15  500 persons.

16         (10)  "Exposure category C" means, except in the high

17  velocity hurricane zone, that area which lies within 1500 feet

18  of the coastal construction control line, or within 1500 feet

19  of the mean high tide line, whichever is less.  On barrier

20  islands, exposure category C shall be applicable in the

21  coastal building zone set forth in s. 161.55(5).

22         (11)  "Prototype building" means a building constructed

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