Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 494
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/15/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Dean)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (484100) 
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    4         Delete lines 50 - 75
    5  and insert:
    6         (7) A residential or commercial irrigation user that
    7  installs and operates a smart irrigation controller is exempt
    8  from any day-of-the-week watering restrictions imposed by the
    9  applicable local government and water management district if the
   10  smart irrigation controller is approved by the local government
   11  after consultation with the water management district; is
   12  installed by a licensed contractor; allows for irrigation
   13  schedule adjustments, including run times and required cycles
   14  based on soil moisture requirements; is remotely monitored by a
   15  private company, local government, or water management district
   16  that is able to remotely modify the settings for irrigation
   17  cycles and run times; and has a notice posted at the residence
   18  or commercial facility in plain view from the nearest roadway
   19  stating, “Irrigating with Smart Irrigation Controller,” and the
   20  address of the parcel. The smart irrigation controller user
   21  remains subject to all other irrigation restrictions. A
   22  qualifying smart irrigation user shall lose the day-of-the-week
   23  watering exemption if the user fails to remain in compliance
   24  with the exemption conditions. A “smart irrigation controller”
   25  means a device that assesses the available plant soil moisture
   26  in order to optimize an irrigation system and minimize the use
   27  of water, and is weather or soil-sensor based. This subsection
   28  does not require a local government to approve a smart
   29  irrigation controller or require a property owner to install a
   30  smart irrigation controller.