997529                                                     
Committee
GA
Amendment
25
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL SB2800 Senator(s) Posey moved the following amendment:
Section: 26
On Page: 378

Spec App:



EXPLANATION:
Provides up to $1.6 million for the Office of
Insurance Regulation to conduct a windstorm loss
mitigation study for residential and commercial
non-residential property and reduces $1.6 million
from the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home
Mitigation and Enhancement Program.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds Recurring - 0 0 0 Non-Recurring - 0 0 0 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Positions & Amounts Positions & Amounts DELETE INSERT In Section 26 On Page 378 In Section 26, on Page 378, DELETE the following: SECTION 26. Of the funds appropriated by section 42 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, for the Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program established in section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, an additional $22.5 million shall be for the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program specified in section 215.559(3)(b), Florida Statutes, as created by this act. The Department of Financial Services shall use these funds to contract with Tallahassee Community College to implement the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program. and INSERT: SECTION 26. Of the funds appropriated by section 42 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, for the Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program established in section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, an additional $20.9 million shall be for the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program specified in section 215.559(3)(b), Florida Statutes. The Department of Financial Services shall use these funds to contract with Tallahassee Community College to implement the Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement Program. 997529 Log:0031 CSK/CSK 04/10/07 02:16:50 PM Senate Page: 1
Of the funds appropriated by section 42 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, for the Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program established in section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, up to $1.6 million shall be used by the Office of Insurance Regulation, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs and the Florida Building Commission, to conduct or cause to be conducted one or more wind loss mitigation studies. The studies shall evaluate the windstorm loss relativities for construction features including, but not limited to, those which enhance roof strength, roof covering performance, roof-to-wall strength, wall-to-floor-to-foundation strength, opening protections, and window, door, and skylight strength. The studies shall include residential property (including single family and multi-family homes, mobile homes, manufactured housing, and condominiums) and commercial non-residential property. The studies shall include, but not be limited to, analysis of loss data from the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. The findings of the studies shall be reported to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Insurance Commissioner no later than March 1, 2008.
Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items. Items printed in italics are computer codes and are not a part of the official text of this amendment.
997529 Log:0031 CSK/CSK 04/10/07 02:16:50 PM Senate Page: 2