SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2304
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 101896
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11  Senator Haridopolos moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 9, between lines 17 and 18,
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17         Section 5.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and
18  paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 489.133, Florida
19  Statutes, are amended to read:
20         489.133  Pollutant storage systems specialty
21  contractors; definitions; certification; restrictions.--
22         (4)  The board shall adopt rules providing standards
23  for certification of pollutant storage systems specialty
24  contractors, including persons who remove such systems. The
25  board shall provide the proposed rules to the Department of
26  Environmental Protection for review and comment prior to
27  adoption. The rules shall include, but not be limited to:
28         (c)  Requirements for certification without examination
29  of pollutant storage systems specialty contractors for any
30  person who has passed a local licensure examination, a
31  licensure examination in another state, or a licensure
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2304 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 101896 1 examination of a national organization, which is at least as 2 stringent as the examination adopted by the board. 3 (5)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to 4 the contrary, no person shall engage in contracting as a 5 pollutant storage systems specialty contractor unless such 6 person is certified as a pollutant storage systems specialty 7 contractor pursuant to this part, and if the person installs 8 or removes a petroleum storage system as defined in s. 9 376.301(33), that person must comply with the requirements of 10 s. 376.30711(2)(b) and (c), and maintain pollution liability 11 insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $1 million 12 annual aggregate, nor shall any official authorized to issue 13 building or other related permits issue a permit or permits 14 for the installation or removal of a pollutant storage tank 15 unless such official ascertains that the applicant for such 16 permit or permits is certified as a pollutant storage systems 17 specialty contractor and that the applicant satisfies the 18 requirements imposed by this paragraph. 19 20 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 21 22 23 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 24 And the title is amended as follows: 25 On page 1, line 24, after the semicolon 26 27 insert: 28 amending s. 489.133, F.S., deleting authority 29 for certain certification without examination; 30 providing additional requirements for pollutant 31 storage systems specialty contractors; 2 3:10 PM 03/30/04 s2304.ri26.1b