Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 408
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/27/2011 11:25 AM       .                                
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       Senator Fasano moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 2990 - 3025
    4  and insert:
    5         (h)(c) “Sinkhole loss” means structural damage to the
    6  covered building, including the foundation, caused by sinkhole
    7  activity. Contents coverage and additional living expenses shall
    8  apply only if there is structural damage to the covered building
    9  caused by sinkhole activity. Cosmetic damage consisting of
   10  hairline to one-sixteenth-inch cracks to nonstructural building
   11  components is not covered unless accompanied by structural
   12  damage.
   13         (g)(d) “Sinkhole activity” means settlement or systematic
   14  weakening of the earth supporting such property only if the when
   15  such settlement or systematic weakening results from
   16  contemporary movement or raveling of soils, sediments, or rock
   17  materials into subterranean voids created by the effect of water
   18  on a limestone or similar rock formation.
   19         (d)(e) “Professional engineer” means a person, as defined
   20  in s. 471.005, who has a bachelor’s degree or higher in
   21  engineering and has successfully completed at least five courses
   22  in any combination of the following: geotechnical engineering,
   23  structural engineering, soil mechanics, foundations, or geology
   24  with a specialty in the geotechnical engineering field. A
   25  professional engineer must also have geotechnical experience and
   26  expertise in the identification of sinkhole activity as well as
   27  other potential causes of structural damage to the structure.
   28         (e)(f) “Professional geologist” means a person, as defined
   29  in by s. 492.102, who has a bachelor’s degree or higher in
   30  geology or related earth science and with expertise in the
   31  geology of Florida. A professional geologist must have
   32  geological experience and expertise in the identification of
   33  sinkhole activity as well as other potential geologic causes of
   34  structural damage to the structure.
   35         (i) “Structural damage” means settlement damage to one or
   36  more primary structural components or structural systems of a
   37  covered structure.