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Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 827-854

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and insert:

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     Section 14.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of

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section 553.80, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     553.80  Enforcement.--

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     (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)-(g) (a)-(f), each

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local government and each legally constituted enforcement

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district with statutory authority shall regulate building

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construction and, where authorized in the state agency's enabling

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legislation, each state agency shall enforce the Florida Building

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Code required by this part on all public or private buildings,

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structures, and facilities, unless such responsibility has been

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delegated to another unit of government pursuant to s. 553.79(9).

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     (g) Construction regulations relating to secure mental

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health treatment facilities under the jurisdiction of the

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Department of Children and Family Services shall be enforced

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exclusively by the department in conjunction with the Agency for

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Health Care Administration's review authority under paragraph

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(c).

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The governing bodies of local governments may provide a schedule

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of fees, as authorized by s. 125.56(2) or s. 166.222 and this

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section, for the enforcement of the provisions of this part. Such

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fees shall be used solely for carrying out the local government's

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responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building Code. The

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authority of state enforcing agencies to set fees for enforcement

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shall be derived from authority existing on July 1, 1998.

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However, nothing contained in this subsection shall operate to

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limit such agencies from adjusting their fee schedule in

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conformance with existing authority.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 64-67

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and insert:

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enforcement of construction regulations relating to secure

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mental health treatment facilities under the jurisdiction

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of the Department of Children and Family Services shall be

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enforced exclusively by the department in conjunction with

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the review authority of the Agency for Health Care

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Administration; amending s. 553.842, F.S.; requiring the

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