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11 Senator King moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and
19 subsections (3) and (4) of section 215.559, Florida Statutes,
20 are amended, present subsection (7) of that section is
21 redesignated as subsection (8) and amended, present
22 subsections (5) and (6) of that section are redesignated as
23 subsections (6) and (7), respectively, and a new subsection
24 (5) is added to that section, to read:
25 215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.--
26 (2)(a) Seven million dollars in funds provided in
27 subsection (1) shall be used for programs to improve the wind
28 resistance of residences and mobile homes, including loans,
29 subsidies, grants, demonstration projects, and direct
30 assistance; educating persons concerning the Florida Building
31 Code cooperative programs with local governments and the
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1 Federal Government; and other efforts to prevent or reduce
2 losses or reduce the cost of rebuilding after a disaster.
3 (3) Forty percent of the total appropriation in
4 paragraph (2)(a) shall be used to inspect and improve
5 tie-downs for mobile homes. Within 30 days after the effective
6 date of that appropriation, the department shall contract with
7 a public higher educational institution in this state which
8 has previous experience in administering the programs set
9 forth in this subsection to serve as the administrative entity
10 and fiscal agent pursuant to s. 216.346 for the purpose of
11 administering the programs set forth in this subsection in
12 accordance with established policy and procedures. The
13 administrative entity working with the advisory council set up
14 under subsection (5) shall develop a list of mobile home parks
15 and counties that may be eligible to participate in the
16 tie-down program.
17 (4) Of moneys provided to the Department of Community
18 Affairs in paragraph (2)(a), 10 percent shall be allocated to
19 a Type I Center within the State University System dedicated
20 to hurricane research. The Type I Center shall develop a
21 preliminary work plan approved by the advisory council set
22 forth in subsection (6) (5) to eliminate the state and local
23 barriers to upgrading existing mobile homes and communities,
24 research and develop a program for the recycling of existing
25 older mobile homes, and support programs of research and
26 development relating to hurricane loss reduction devices and
27 techniques for site-built residences. The State University
28 System also shall consult with the Department of Community
29 Affairs and assist the department with the report required
30 under subsection (8) (7).
31 (5) An amount equal to fifteen percent of the total
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1 appropriation in paragraph (2)(a) shall be used for education
2 awareness concerning the Florida Building Code and the
3 operation of the disaster contractors network. Not more than
4 30 days after the effective date of each subsequent
5 appropriation, the Department of Community Affairs shall
6 contract with a nonprofit tax-exempt entity having prior
7 contracting experience with building code training,
8 development, and coordination and whose membership is
9 representative of all of the statewide construction and design
10 licensee associations. The entity shall allocate 20 percent of
11 these resources to the disaster contractors network for the
12 education of the construction industry and hurricane response
13 if needed to coordinate the industry in the event of a natural
14 disaster. The entity shall allocate 20 percent of these
15 resources to the largest residential construction trade show
16 in the state for the education of the residential construction
17 industry on building code and mitigation issues. The remaining
18 resources shall be used by the entity for outreach building
19 code activities after consultation with the building code
20 program under the Florida Building Commission as provided for
21 in s. 553.841.
22 (8)(7) On January 1st of each year, the Department of
23 Community Affairs shall provide a full report and accounting
24 of activities under this section and an evaluation of such
25 activities to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
26 President of the Senate, and the Majority and Minority Leaders
27 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Upon
28 completion of the report, the Department of Community Affairs
29 shall deliver the report to the Office of Insurance
30 Regulation. The Office of Insurance Regulation shall review
31 the report and shall make such recommendations available to
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1 the insurance industry as the Office of Insurance Regulation
2 deems appropriate. These recommendations may be used by
3 insurers for potential discounts or rebates pursuant to s.
4 627.0629. The Office of Insurance Regulation shall make the
5 recommendations within 1 year after receiving the report.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
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13 providing that the Office of Insurance
14 Regulation make recommendations to the
15 insurance industry based on a report regarding
16 the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program by the
17 Department of Community Affairs;
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