HB 0397 2003
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6	The Committee on Business Regulation recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
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11	A bill to be entitled
12	An act relating to emergency elevator access; providing
13	requirements relating to regional emergency elevator
14	access; requiring elevators in certain newly constructed
15	or substantially renovated buildings to be keyed alike
16	within each of the state emergency response regions;
17	providing for these requirements to be phased in for
18	certain existing buildings; restricting the duplication
19	and issuance of master elevator keys; requiring the
20	labeling of master elevator keys; providing an exemption;
21	allowing local fire marshals to allow substitute emergency
22	measures for elevator access in certain circumstances;
23	providing for appeal of the local fire marshal's decision;
24	providing for the State Fire Marshal to enforce these
25	provisions; encouraging builders to use applicable new
26	technology to provide regional emergency elevator access;
27	providing an effective date.
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29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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31	Section 1. Regional emergency elevator access.--
32	(1) In order to provide emergency access to elevators:
33	(a) For each building in this state, including, but not
34	limited to, hotels and condominiums, on which construction is
35	begun after June 30, 2003, all of the keys for elevators that
36	allow public access, including, but not limited to, service and
37	freight elevators, must be keyed so as to allow all elevators
38	within each of the seven state emergency response regions to be
39	opened with one master elevator key.
40	(b) Any building in this state which is six or more
41	stories in height and is "substantially renovated" as defined in
42	the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, after June 30,
43	2003, must also comply with paragraph (a).
44	(2) Each existing building in this state which is six or
45	more stories in height must comply with subsection (1) before
46	July 1, 2006.
47	(3) Master elevator keys may be issued only to the fire
48	department and may not be issued to any other emergency-response
49	agency. A person may not duplicate a master elevator key for
50	issuance to, or issue such a key to, anyone other than
51	authorized fire-department personnel. Each master elevator key
52	must be marked "DO NOT DUPLICATE." Any building operated by an
53	independent special district or any airport that has 24-hour
54	emergency response services is exempt from this subsection.
55	(4) If it is technically impossible to bring a building
56	into compliance with this section, the local fire marshal may
57	allow substitute emergency measures that will provide reasonable
58	emergency elevator access. The local fire marshal's decision
59	regarding substitute measures may be appealed to the State Fire
60	Marshal.
61	(5) The Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department
62	of Financial Services shall enforce this section.
63	(6) Builders should make every effort to use new
64	technology and developments in keying systems which make it
65	possible to convert existing equipment so as to provide
66	efficient regional emergency elevator access.
67	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.