| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to gasoline stations; creating the |
| 3 | "Consumer Emergency Gasoline Act"; requiring that retail |
| 4 | gasoline stations be equipped with an alternative means of |
| 5 | power generation so that the station's fuel pumps may be |
| 6 | operated in the event of a power outage; providing a |
| 7 | period for existing retail gasoline stations to comply |
| 8 | with the act; providing a penalty; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Consumer Emergency Gasoline Act.-- |
| 14 | (1) Any gasoline station that offers motor fuel for sale |
| 15 | at retail to the public must be equipped with an alternative |
| 16 | means of power generation on site so that the station's fuel |
| 17 | pumps may be operated in the event of a power outage. The |
| 18 | alternative means of power generation must be maintained and |
| 19 | kept fully operational at all times and the gasoline station |
| 20 | must be capable of pumping motor fuel immediately following a |
| 21 | loss of power. |
| 22 | (2) Subsection (1) applies to any newly constructed |
| 23 | gasoline station for which a certificate of occupancy is issued |
| 24 | on or after June 1, 2006. A gasoline station that obtained a |
| 25 | certificate of occupancy before June 1, 2006, has until December |
| 26 | 1, 2007, to comply with the requirements of subsection (1). |
| 27 | (3) A violation of subsection (1) is a misdemeanor of the |
| 28 | second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 29 | 775.083. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2006. |