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11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Jones)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 16, line 14, through
16            page 17, line 23, delete those lines
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19         (d)  Local government regulation of the agricultural
20  uses authorized by s. 791.012, Florida Statutes, may be
21  inconsistent with legitimate agricultural purposes;
22         (e)  There is a need for consumer education relating to
23  safety standards in the use of consumer fireworks;
24         (f)  There is a need for standards concerning tents and
25  other temporary retail facilities selling consumer fireworks;
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27         (g)  The state would benefit from additional funding
28  for the training and education of fire officials.
29         (2)(a)  The Consumer Fireworks Task Force is created
30  within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for
31  the purpose of studying issues concerning the proper use of
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 1  consumer fireworks, the regulation of sales and temporary sale
 2  facilities for consumer fireworks, the regulation of the hours
 3  and location of the use of consumer fireworks, the property
 4  zoning classifications for sale facilities for consumer
 5  fireworks, the funding options for fire official training and
 6  education, and funding options for clean-up of expended
 7  consumer fireworks products.
 8         (b)1.  The task force shall consist of eight members
 9  appointed as follows: two members appointed by the President
10  of the Senate, one of whom must be from a list of nominees
11  recommended by the Florida League of Cities and one of whom
12  must be a representative of the industry; two members
13  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
14  of whom must be from a list of nominees recommended by the
15  Florida Association of Counties and one of whom must be a
16  representative of the industry; three members appointed by the
17  Commissioner of Agriculture, one of whom must be a
18  representative of the Division of Forestry of the Florida
19  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and one of
20  whom must be a representative of the industry; and one member
21  appointed by the Chief Financial Officer.
22         2.  Members shall choose a chair and vice chair from
23  its membership.
24         3.  Members shall serve without compensation, except
25  that members are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and
26  travel expenses, pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes,
27  incurred in the performance of their duties.
28         (3)  Staffing for the task force shall be provided by
29  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
30         (4)  The task force shall review and evaluate the
31  issues identified in paragraph (2)(a) and take public input
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 1  and testimony concerning the issues. A report of the
 2  recommendations and findings of the task force shall be
 3  submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
 4  the House of Representatives by January 15, 2008, and the task
 5  force shall be abolished upon the transmittal of the report.
 6         (5)  Pending completion of the Legislature's review of
 7  the task force's report and to ensure that fire prevention and
 8  safety standards are uniform, a new permanent retail sales
 9  facility engaged in sales otherwise permitted under s. 791.02,
10  Florida Statutes, may not be opened in this state after March
11  8, 2007, unless the permanent retail sales facility has
12  received site-plan approval and construction has begun on or
13  before March 8, 2007; the number of permits for temporary
14  retail sales facilities, such as tents, engaged in sales
15  otherwise permitted by s. 791.02, Florida Statutes, which are
16  issued after March 8, 2007, by a county, municipality, or
17  other unit of local government may not exceed the number of
18  permits that such governmental entity issued for such
19  facilities during the previous calendar year; and a
20  municipality, county, or other unit of local government may
21  not adopt an ordinance, rule, regulation, or other law after
22  March 8, 2007, which directly prohibits or directly interferes
23  with the safety standards established by state law or the
24  right to purchase, sell, use, or possess consumer fireworks in
25  this state. However, if the Legislature enacts legislation to
26  provide for the comprehensive regulation of fire prevention
27  and safety standards for the use of consumer fireworks to
28  replace this subsection on or before July 1, 2008, this
29  subsection does not prohibit opening any such facility,
30  permitting any such temporary facility, or adopting any such
31  ordinance or other law after such legislation is enacted.
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 2  And the title is amended as follows:
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 6         prohibiting the opening or permitting of
 7         certain facilities for the retail sale of
 8         fireworks or the adoption of certain ordinances
 9         or other laws by local governments under
10         specified conditions concerning the adoption of
11         uniform fire prevention and safety standards;
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