| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to postdisaster planning; creating s. |
| 3 | 252.357, F.S.; providing for postdisaster planning for |
| 4 | restoration of electric power; requiring priority for |
| 5 | nursing homes and residential care facilities; providing |
| 6 | an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 252.357, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 252.357 Postdisaster planning for restoration of electric |
| 13 | power.--Any postdisaster plan for restoration of electric power |
| 14 | that prioritizes hospitals or health care facilities shall |
| 15 | include priority for nursing homes and residential care |
| 16 | facilities at the same priority level as hospitals within the |
| 17 | same service area. |
| 18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |