Bill Text: FL H0709 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-03 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 960 (Ch. [H0709 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-H0709-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-03 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 960 (Ch. [H0709 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-H0709-Introduced.html
HB 709 |
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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; amending s. 527.21, F.S.; revising |
9 | the term "propane" for purposes of the Florida Propane Gas |
10 | Education, Safety, and Research Act, to incorporate |
11 | changes to certain national standards in a reference |
12 | thereto; providing an effective date. |
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14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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16 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 527.06, Florida |
17 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
18 | 527.06 Rules.- |
19 | (3)(a) Rules in substantial conformity with the published |
20 | standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are |
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22 | generally accepted standards of safety concerning the same |
23 | subject matter. |
24 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department or other |
25 | state agency may not require compliance with the minimum |
26 | separation distances of NFPA 58 for separation between a |
27 | liquefied petroleum gas tank and a building, adjoining property |
28 | line, other liquefied petroleum gas tank, or any source of |
29 | ignition, except in compliance with the minimum separation |
30 | distances of the 2011 edition of NFPA 58. |
31 | Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 527.21, Florida |
32 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
33 | 527.21 Definitions relating to Florida Propane Gas |
34 | Education, Safety, and Research Act.-As used in ss. 527.20- |
35 | 527.23, the term: |
36 | (11) "Propane" includes propane, butane, mixtures, and |
37 | liquefied petroleum gas as defined by |
38 | Protection Association (NFPA) |
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40 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |
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