| 1 | Representative Evers offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 259 and 260, insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and paragraph |
| 6 | (a) of subsection (5) of section 489.133, Florida Statutes, are |
| 7 | amended to read: |
| 8 | 489.133 Pollutant storage systems specialty contractors; |
| 9 | definitions; certification; restrictions.-- |
| 10 | (4) The board shall adopt rules providing standards for |
| 11 | certification of pollutant storage systems specialty |
| 12 | contractors, including persons who remove such systems. The |
| 13 | board shall provide the proposed rules to the Department of |
| 14 | Environmental Protection for review and comment prior to |
| 15 | adoption. The rules shall include, but not be limited to: |
| 16 | (c) Requirements for certification without examination of |
| 17 | pollutant storage systems specialty contractors for any person |
| 18 | who has passed a local licensure examination, a licensure |
| 19 | examination in another state, or a licensure examination of a |
| 20 | national organization, which is at least as stringent as the |
| 21 | examination adopted by the board. |
| 22 | (5)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the |
| 23 | contrary, no person shall engage in contracting as a pollutant |
| 24 | storage systems specialty contractor unless such person is |
| 25 | certified as a pollutant storage systems specialty contractor |
| 26 | pursuant to this part, and if the person installs or removes a |
| 27 | petroleum storage system as defined in s. 376.301(33), that |
| 28 | person must comply with the requirements of s. 376.30711(2)(b) |
| 29 | and (c), and maintain pollution liability insurance of at least |
| 30 | $1 million per occurrence and $1 million annual aggregate, nor |
| 31 | shall any official authorized to issue building or other related |
| 32 | permits issue a permit or permits for the installation or |
| 33 | removal of a pollutant storage tank unless such official |
| 34 | ascertains that the applicant for such permit or permits is |
| 35 | certified as a pollutant storage systems specialty contractor |
| 36 | and that the applicant satisfies the requirements imposed by |
| 37 | this paragraph. |
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| 40 | Remove line(s) 27 and insert: |
| 41 | petroleum gas lines; amending s. 489.133, F.S.; deleting |
| 42 | authority for certain certification without examination; |
| 43 | providing additional requirements for pollutant storage systems |
| 44 | specialty contractors; providing an effective date. |