Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1404
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/18/2020           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and
       General Government (Broxson) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 330 and 331
    4  insert:
    5         Section 7. Subsection (18) of section 633.202, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         633.202 Florida Fire Prevention Code.—
    8         (18) The authority having jurisdiction shall determine the
    9  minimum radio signal strength for fire department communications
   10  in all new high-rise and existing high-rise buildings. Existing
   11  buildings are not required to comply with minimum radio strength
   12  for fire department communications and two-way radio system
   13  enhancement communications as required by the Florida Fire
   14  Prevention Code until January 1, 2025 2022. However, by December
   15  31, 2022 2019, an existing building that is not in compliance
   16  with the requirements for minimum radio strength for fire
   17  department communications must apply for an appropriate permit
   18  for the required installation with the local government agency
   19  having jurisdiction and must demonstrate that the building will
   20  become compliant by January 1, 2025 2022. Existing apartment
   21  buildings are not required to comply until January 1, 2025.
   22  However, existing apartment buildings are required to apply for
   23  the appropriate permit for the required communications
   24  installation by December 31, 2022.
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   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27  And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete line 35
   29  and insert:
   30         construction; amending s. 633.202, F.S.; extending
   31         deadlines for certain buildings to comply with certain
   32         requirements for certain minimum radio signal strength
   33         under the Florida Fire Prevention Code; creating s.
   34         633.217, F.S.; prohibiting