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The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Bennett)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (13) is added to section 556.105,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     556.105  Procedures.--

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     (13) Any costs or expenses associated with compliance by

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an excavator with the requirements in this section applicable to

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excavators shall not be charged to any member operator. Any

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costs or expenses associated with compliance by a member

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operator with the requirements in this section applicable to

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member operators shall not be charged to any excavator. No

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person shall charge the costs or expenses prohibited by this

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subsection after the effective date of this act. This subsection

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shall not excuse a member operator or excavator from liability

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for any damage or injury for which it would be responsible under

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applicable law.

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

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the excavation and demolition

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notification system; amending s. 556.105, F.S.;

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prohibiting charging a member operator for the costs or

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expenses associated with compliance with system procedures

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by an excavator; prohibiting charging an excavator for the

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costs or expenses associated with compliance with system

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procedures by a member operator; providing for

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application; providing an effective date.

2/15/2008  2:31:00 PM     579-04036-08