| 1 | Representative N. Thompson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 20-43 and insert: |
| 5 | materials to contain or clean up hazardous material in |
| 6 | quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the |
| 7 | Division of Emergency Management and costs for transportation |
| 8 | and treatment provided by ambulance services licensed pursuant |
| 9 | to s. 401.23(5). |
| 10 | (2) As used in this section, the term "first responder" |
| 11 | means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a |
| 12 | firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, or an emergency medical |
| 13 | technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed |
| 14 | by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement |
| 15 | officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or |
| 16 | paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also |
| 17 | considered a first responder of the state or local government |
| 18 | for purposes of this section. |
| 19 | Section 2. Section 166.0446, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 20 | to read: |
| 21 | 166.0446 Prohibition of fees for first-responder |
| 22 | services.-- |
| 23 | (1) A municipality may not impose a fee or seek |
| 24 | reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for |
| 25 | services provided by a first responder, including costs or |
| 26 | expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or |
| 27 | equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for |
| 28 | costs of materials to contain or clean up hazardous material in |
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