Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1458
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/18/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Garcia) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 670 and 671
    4  insert:
    5         Section 10. Section 319.141, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         319.141 Pilot rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program.—
    8         (1) As used in this section, the term:
    9         (a) “Facility” means a rebuilt motor vehicle inspection
   10  facility authorized and operating under this section.
   11         (b) “Rebuilt inspection” means an examination of a rebuilt
   12  vehicle and a properly endorsed certificate of title, salvage
   13  certificate of title, or manufacturer’s statement of origin and
   14  an application for a rebuilt certificate of title, a rebuilder’s
   15  affidavit, a photograph of the junk or salvage vehicle taken
   16  before repairs began, receipts or invoices for all major
   17  component parts, as defined in s. 319.30, which were changed,
   18  and proof that notice of rebuilding of the vehicle has been
   19  reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System.
   20         (2) By October 1, 2013, the department shall implement a
   21  pilot program in Miami-Dade and Hillsborough Counties to
   22  evaluate alternatives for rebuilt inspection services to be
   23  offered by the private sector, including the feasibility of
   24  using private facilities, the cost impact to consumers, and the
   25  potential savings to the department.
   26         (3) The department shall establish a memorandum of
   27  understanding that allows private parties participating in the
   28  pilot program to conduct rebuilt motor vehicle inspections and
   29  specifies requirements for oversight, bonding and insurance,
   30  procedures, and forms and requires the electronic transmission
   31  of documents.
   32         (4) Before an applicant is approved, the department shall
   33  ensure that the applicant meets basic criteria designed to
   34  protect the public. At a minimum, the applicant shall:
   35         (a) Have and maintain a surety bond or irrevocable letter
   36  of credit in the amount of $50,000 executed by the applicant.
   37         (b) Have and maintain garage liability and other insurance
   38  required by the department.
   39         (c) Have completed criminal background checks of the
   40  owners, partners, and corporate officers and the inspectors
   41  employed by the facility.
   42         (d) Meet any additional criteria the department determines
   43  necessary to conduct proper inspections.
   44         (5) A participant in the program shall access vehicle and
   45  title information and enter inspection results through an
   46  electronic filing system authorized by the department.
   47         (6) The department shall submit a report to the President
   48  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
   49  providing the results of the pilot program by February 1, 2015.
   50         (7) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2015,
   51  unless saved from repeal through reeanactment by the
   52  Legislature.
   53  
   54  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   55         And the title is amended as follows:
   56         Delete line 50
   57  and insert:
   58         rules; creating s. 319.141, F.S.; establishing a pilot
   59         rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program; providing
   60         definitions; requiring the department to contract with
   61         private vendors to establish and operate inspection
   62         facilities in certain counties; providing minimum
   63         requirements for applicants; requiring the department
   64         to submit a report to the Legislature; providing for
   65         future repeal; amending s. 319.225, F.S.; revising
   66         provisions