| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to emergency management; creating s. |
| 3 | 252.63, F.S.; providing a short title; creating the |
| 4 | Florida Disaster Supplier Program; providing purpose of |
| 5 | the program; creating the Florida Disaster Supplier |
| 6 | Program Committee; providing purpose, membership, terms, |
| 7 | and organization of the committee; providing duties and |
| 8 | responsibilities of the committee; requiring a report; |
| 9 | providing for termination of the committee; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 252.63, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 15 | read: |
| 16 | 252.63 Florida Disaster Supplier Program.-- |
| 17 | (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the |
| 18 | "Florida Disaster Supplier Program Act." |
| 19 | (2) FLORIDA DISASTER SUPPLIER PROGRAM.--The Florida |
| 20 | Disaster Supplier Program is created within the division for the |
| 21 | purpose of providing statewide oversight of the availability and |
| 22 | provision of necessary supplies prior to, during, and following |
| 23 | a state of emergency or natural or manmade disaster or |
| 24 | catastrophe. Participation in the program shall be at the option |
| 25 | of each county governing body within the state. Each county |
| 26 | choosing to participate in the program shall be primarily |
| 27 | responsible for administering the program within that county. |
| 28 | (3) FLORIDA DISASTER SUPPLIER PROGRAM COMMITTEE.-- |
| 29 | (a) There is created the Florida Disaster Supplier Program |
| 30 | Committee. The committee shall be composed of the county |
| 31 | emergency operations directors from the nine most populous |
| 32 | counties in the state or their designees. The committee shall be |
| 33 | charged with the responsibility of establishing the Florida |
| 34 | Disaster Supplier Program. |
| 35 | (b) The members of the committee shall elect a chair and a |
| 36 | vice chair from among their membership. The chair shall preside |
| 37 | at all meetings of the committee. |
| 38 | (c) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair or |
| 39 | at the request of a majority of its membership. |
| 40 | (d) Members shall serve for the duration of the existence |
| 41 | of the committee. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled by |
| 42 | the chair for the remainder of the unexpired term. |
| 43 | (e) Members of the committee shall serve without |
| 44 | compensation but shall be entitled to per diem and travel |
| 45 | expenses as provided in s. 112.061 while engaged in the |
| 46 | performance of their duties. |
| 47 | (4) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.--Duties and |
| 48 | responsibilities of the committee shall include, but not be |
| 49 | limited to, recommending to the division: |
| 50 | (a) State disaster preparedness criteria necessary to the |
| 51 | implementation of the program. |
| 52 | (b) A system of certification for disaster suppliers in |
| 53 | the following categories: |
| 54 | 1. Medicine. |
| 55 | 2. Gasoline. |
| 56 | 3. Ice. |
| 57 | (c) The assessment of an annual license fee for businesses |
| 58 | seeking to obtain certification as a state disaster supplier |
| 59 | under the program and caps and guidelines for such license fee. |
| 60 | (d) A uniform state logo that bears the names of the |
| 61 | respective counties participating in the program. |
| 62 | (5) USE OF LICENSE FEES.--License fees recommended by the |
| 63 | committee must be apportioned with 90 percent of the license |
| 64 | fees to be used by the participating counties for emergency |
| 65 | disaster preparedness and 10 percent of the license fees to be |
| 66 | deposited in the State Treasury into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 67 | (6) REPORT.--The committee shall submit a report on the |
| 68 | development and implementation of the program to the Governor, |
| 69 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President |
| 70 | of the Senate no later than July 1, 2009. The report shall |
| 71 | include recommendations for any needed legislation with respect |
| 72 | to the provision of supplies within the state during a state of |
| 73 | emergency or natural or manmade disaster or catastrophe. |
| 74 | (7) TERMINATION.--The committee shall terminate on July 1, |
| 75 | 2009. |
| 76 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |