| 1 | The Committee on Business Regulation recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to professional geology; amending s. |
| 7 | 373.117, F.S.; providing requirements for certification by |
| 8 | a professional geologist of water resource activities for |
| 9 | which a permit or license and such certification are |
| 10 | required; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 373.117, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 373.117 Certification by professional engineer or |
| 17 | professional geologist.-- |
| 18 | (1) If an application for a permit or license to conduct |
| 19 | an activity regulated under this chapter requires the services |
| 20 | of a professional engineer as regulated and defined by chapter |
| 21 | 471 or a professional geologist as regulated and defined by |
| 22 | chapter 492, the department or governing board of a water |
| 23 | management district may require, as a condition of granting a |
| 24 | permit or license, that a professional engineer licensed under |
| 25 | chapter 471 or a professional geologist licensed under chapter |
| 26 | 492 certify upon completion of the permitted or licensed |
| 27 | activity that such activity has been completed in substantial |
| 28 | conformance with the plans and specifications approved by the |
| 29 | department or board. |
| 30 | (2) The cost of such certification by a professional |
| 31 | engineer or professional geologist shall be borne by the |
| 32 | permittee. |
| 33 | (3) No permitted or licensed activity which is required to |
| 34 | be so certified shall be placed into use or operation until the |
| 35 | professional engineer's certificate or the professional |
| 36 | geologist's signature and seal are is filed with the department |
| 37 | or board. |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |