Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980
                        Barcode 802186
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11  Senator Garcia moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 128, lines 17 and 18, delete those lines
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18         Section 41.  Subsections (4) and (6) of section
19  215.559, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20         215.559  Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.--
21         (4)(a)  Forty percent of the total appropriation in
22  paragraph (2)(a) shall be used to inspect and improve
23  tie-downs for mobile homes. Within 30 days after the effective
24  date of that appropriation, the department shall contract with
25  a public higher educational institution in this state which
26  has previous experience in administering the programs set
27  forth in this subsection to serve as the administrative entity
28  and fiscal agent pursuant to s. 216.346 for the purpose of
29  administering the programs set forth in this subsection in
30  accordance with established policy and procedures. The
31  administrative entity working with the advisory council set up
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980 Barcode 802186 1 under subsection (6) shall develop a list of mobile home parks 2 and counties that may be eligible to participate in the 3 tie-down program. 4 (b)1. There is created the Manufactured Housing and 5 Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program. The program 6 shall require the mitigation of damage to or the enhancement 7 of homes for the areas of concern raised by the Department of 8 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the 2004-2005 Hurricane 9 Reports on the effects of the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes on 10 manufactured and mobile homes in this state. The mitigation or 11 enhancement must include, but need not be limited to, problems 12 associated with weakened trusses, studs, and other structural 13 components caused by wood rot or termite damage; site-built 14 additions; or tie-down systems and may also address any other 15 issues deemed appropriate by Tallahassee Community College, 16 the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, Inc., 17 the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, and the 18 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The program 19 shall include an education and outreach component to ensure 20 that owners of manufactured and mobile homes are aware of the 21 benefits of participation. 22 2. The program shall be a grant program that ensures 23 that entire manufactured home communities and mobile home 24 parks may be improved wherever practicable. The moneys 25 appropriated for this program shall be distributed directly to 26 Tallahassee Community College for the uses set forth under 27 this subsection. 28 3. Upon evidence of completion of the program, the 29 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation shall grant, on a 30 pro-rata basis, actuarially reasonable discounts, credits, or 31 other rate differentials or appropriate reductions in 2 12:20 PM 05/03/06 s1980c2c-40-b03
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980 Barcode 802186 1 deductibles for the properties of owners of manufactured homes 2 or mobile homes on which fixtures or construction techniques 3 that have been demonstrated to reduce the amount of loss in a 4 windstorm have been installed or implemented. The discount on 5 the premium must be applied to subsequent renewal premium 6 amounts. Premiums of the Citizens Property Insurance 7 Corporation must reflect the location of the home and the fact 8 that the home has been installed in compliance with building 9 codes adopted after Hurricane Andrew. Rates resulting from the 10 completion of the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home 11 Mitigation and Enhancement Program are not considered 12 competitive rates for the purposes of s. 627.351(6)(d)1. and 13 2. 14 4. On or before January 1 of each year, Tallahassee 15 Community College shall provide a report of activities under 16 this subsection to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 17 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report 18 must set forth the number of homes that have taken advantage 19 of the program, the types of enhancements and improvements 20 made to the manufactured or mobile homes and attachments to 21 such homes, and whether there has been an increase in 22 availability of insurance products to owners of manufactured 23 or mobile homes. 24 25 Tallahassee Community College shall develop the programs set 26 forth in this subsection in consultation with the Federation 27 of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, Inc., the Florida 28 Manufactured Housing Association, and the Department of 29 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The moneys appropriated for 30 the programs set forth in this subsection shall be distributed 31 directly to Tallahassee Community College to be used as set 3 12:20 PM 05/03/06 s1980c2c-40-b03
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980 Barcode 802186 1 forth in this subsection. 2 (6) Except for the programs set forth in subsection 3 (4), the Department of Community Affairs shall develop the 4 programs set forth in this section in consultation with an 5 advisory council consisting of a representative designated by 6 the Chief Financial Officer, a representative designated by 7 the Florida Home Builders Association, a representative 8 designated by the Florida Insurance Council, a representative 9 designated by the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners, a 10 representative designated by the Florida Association of 11 Counties, and a representative designated by the Florida 12 Manufactured Housing Association. 13 Section 42. Of the funds appropriated for the Home 14 Retrofit Hardening Program specified in s. 215.558, Florida 15 Statutes, $7.5 million shall be appropriated to the Department 16 of Financial Services for the Manufacturing Housing and Mobile 17 Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program specified in s. 18 215.559(4)(b)1., Florida Statutes, as created by this act. The 19 Department of Financial Services shall contract with 20 Tallahassee Community College to implement the Manufactured 21 Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program. 22 23 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 24 25 26 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 27 And the title is amended as follows: 28 On page 140, lines 21-25, delete those lines 29 30 and insert: 31 for a violation; defining terms; amending s. 4 12:20 PM 05/03/06 s1980c2c-40-b03
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980 Barcode 802186 1 215.559, F.S.; requiring an annual 2 appropriation; requiring the use of 3 appropriated moneys for a specified purpose; 4 deleting obsolete language; creating the 5 Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation 6 and Enhancement Program for specified purposes; 7 requiring Tallahassee Community College to 8 develop the program in consultation with 9 certain entities; specifying certain 10 requirements of the program as to certain 11 concerns of the Department of Highway Safety 12 and Motor Vehicles relating to manufactured 13 homes and mobile homes; specifying that the 14 program is a grant program for the improvement 15 of mobile home and manufactured home parks; 16 providing for the distribution of the grants to 17 Tallahassee Community College for specified 18 purposes; requiring the Citizens Property 19 Insurance Corporation to grant certain 20 insurance discounts, credits, rate 21 differentials, or reductions in deductibles for 22 property insurance premiums for owners of 23 manufactured homes or mobile homes; specifying 24 criteria for such premiums; specifying funding 25 for tie-down enhancement systems; requiring 26 Tallahassee Community College to provide an 27 annual report on the program to the Governor 28 and the Legislature; providing requirements 29 relating to the report; providing an 30 appropriation; providing effective dates. 31 5 12:20 PM 05/03/06 s1980c2c-40-b03