| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 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 |
| 21 | shall be deemed to be in substantial conformity with the |
| 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 the National Fire |
| 38 | Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 58, For The Storage and |
| 39 | Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code Gases. |
| 40 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |