Senate Bill sb0806c1

    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 806

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Jones





    580-2593-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to elevator safety; amending s.

  3         553.509, F.S.; extending the date for

  4         availability of an alternative generation

  5         source for public elevators for multistory

  6         residential buildings; providing an effective

  7         date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

12  553.509, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         553.509  Vertical accessibility.--

14         (2)

15         (b)  At a minimum, the elevator must be appropriately

16  prewired and prepared to accept an alternate power source and

17  must have a connection on the line side of the main

18  disconnect, pursuant to National Electric Code Handbook,

19  Article 700. In addition to the required power source for the

20  elevator and connected fire alarm system in the building, the

21  alternate power supply must be sufficient to provide emergency

22  lighting to the interior lobbies, hallways, and other portions

23  of the building used by the public. Residential multifamily

24  dwellings must have an available generator and fuel source on

25  the property or have proof of a current contract posted in the

26  elevator machine room or other place conspicuous to the

27  elevator inspector affirming a current guaranteed service

28  contract for such equipment and fuel source to operate the

29  elevator on an on-call basis within 24 hours after a request.

30  By December 31, 2008 2006, any person, firm or corporation

31  that owns, manages, or operates a residential multifamily

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    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 806
    580-2593-07




 1  dwelling as defined in paragraph (a) must provide to the local

 2  building inspection agency verification of engineering plans

 3  for residential multifamily dwellings that provide for the

 4  capability to generate power by alternate means. Compliance

 5  with installation requirements and operational capability

 6  requirements must be verified by local building inspectors and

 7  reported to the county emergency management agency by December

 8  31, 2009 2007.

 9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

10  law.

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12          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
13                         Senate Bill 806

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15  The committee substitute (CS) extends from December 31, 2006
    to December 31, 2008, the deadline for providing to the local
16  building inspection agency verification of engineering plans
    for alternate generated power.
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    The CS also extends from December 31, 2007 to December 31,
18  2009, the deadline for the local building inspectors to verify
    the installation and operational capability of the alternate
19  generated power source and to report to the county emergency
    management director.
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