CS/HB 709

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to liquefied petroleum gas; amending s.
3	527.06, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture
4	and Consumer Services and other state agencies from
5	requiring compliance with certain national standards for
6	liquefied petroleum gas tanks unless the department or
7	agencies require compliance with a specified edition of
8	the national standards; providing for conditional repeal;
9	amending s. 527.21, F.S.; revising the term "propane" for
10	purposes of the Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and
11	Research Act, to incorporate changes to certain national
12	standards in a reference thereto; providing an effective
13	date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 527.06, Florida
18	Statutes, is amended to read:
19	527.06  Rules.-
20	(3)(a)  Rules in substantial conformity with the published
21	standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are
22	shall be deemed to be in substantial conformity with the
23	generally accepted standards of safety concerning the same
24	subject matter.
25	(b)1.  Notwithstanding any other law, the department or
26	other state agency may not require compliance with the minimum
27	separation distances of NFPA 58 for separation between a
28	liquefied petroleum gas tank and a building, adjoining property
29	line, other liquefied petroleum gas tank, or any source of
30	ignition, except in compliance with the minimum separation
31	distances of the 2011 edition of NFPA 58.
32	2.  This paragraph is repealed upon the effective date of
33	rules adopted by the department, the Florida Building Commission
34	as part of the Florida Building Code, or the Office of the State
35	Fire Marshal as part of the Florida Fire Prevention Code,
36	whichever occurs last, which rules adopt the minimum separation
37	distances of the 2011 edition of NFPA 58, whether adopted by
38	setting out the minimum separation distances in the text of the
39	rules or through incorporation by reference.
40	Section 2.  Subsection (11) of section 527.21, Florida
41	Statutes, is amended to read:
42	527.21  Definitions relating to Florida Propane Gas
43	Education, Safety, and Research Act.-As used in ss. 527.20-
44	527.23, the term:
45	(11)  "Propane" includes propane, butane, mixtures, and
46	liquefied petroleum gas as defined by the National Fire
47	Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 58, For The Storage and
48	Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code Gases.
49	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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