| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to electric power restoration; providing |
| 3 | for planning for restoration of electric power; requiring |
| 4 | priority for nursing homes and certain retirement |
| 5 | facilities; providing for responsibility of nursing home |
| 6 | or retirement facility to notify electric power provider |
| 7 | of need for prioritization; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Planning for restoration of electric power.--Any |
| 12 | plan for restoration of electric power to a wide area affected by |
| 13 | a power outage that prioritizes individual facilities or types of |
| 14 | facilities for restoration shall include priority for nursing |
| 15 | homes and retirement facilities that have residents dependent on |
| 16 | electrical medical equipment. It shall be the responsibility of |
| 17 | the nursing home or retirement facility to notify the appropriate |
| 18 | electric power provider of the need to be prioritized for the |
| 19 | restoration of power. |
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |