Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1866
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/28/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Margolis) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 4673 and 4674
    4  insert:
    5         Section 101. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
    6  to the contrary, communications equipment or a cellular
    7  communications tower that is intended for railroad use or
    8  commercial use, or both, and that is located or will be
    9  constructed within a railroad right-of-way corridor is exempt
   10  from the Florida Building Code and any county or municipal code
   11  or fee, but is subject to review by the rail office of the
   12  Department of Transportation for compliance with all applicable
   13  railroad regulations.
   14         (2) Any private communications equipment that is not
   15  intended for railroad use and that collocates upon an existing
   16  communications equipment or a cellular communications tower
   17  intended for railroad use within a railroad right-of-way must
   18  comply with the Florida Building Code.
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   21         And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Between lines 462 and 463
   23  insert:
   24         exempting communications equipment intended for
   25         railroad use in a designated railroad right-of-way
   26         from the Florida Building Code and any county or
   27         municipal code or fee; providing that such equipment
   28         is subject to review by the rail office of the
   29         Department of Transportation for compliance with
   30         applicable railroad regulations; authorizing private
   31         communications equipment not intended for railroad use
   32         to collocate upon an existing tower intended for
   33         railroad use within a designated railroad right-of
   34         way; requiring that collocated equipment be in
   35         compliance with the Florida Building Code;