Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 592
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/23/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Abruzzo) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of
    6  section 553.73, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         553.73 Florida Building Code.—
    8         (4)
    9         (d) A technical amendment to the Florida Building Code
   10  adopted by a local government pursuant to this subsection and
   11  which relates to water conservation practices or design criteria
   12  may not be rendered void when the code is updated if the
   13  technical amendment is necessary to protect or provide for more
   14  efficient use of water resources as provided in s. 373.621.
   15  Technical amendments carried forward into the next edition of
   16  the code pursuant to this paragraph, however, are subject to
   17  review or modification as provided in this part.
   18         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   23  and insert:
   24                        A bill to be entitled                      
   25         An act relating to the Florida Building Code; amending
   26         s. 553.73, F.S.; prohibiting a technical amendment to
   27         the Florida Building Code adopted by a local
   28         government from being rendered void in certain
   29         circumstances; providing an effective date.