Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1040
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/19/2013           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Stargel)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1371 and 1372
    4  insert:
    5         Section 32. Present subsections (3) and (4) of section
    6  525.16, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and
    7  (5), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that
    8  section, to read:
    9         525.16 Administrative fine; penalties; prosecution of cases
   10  by state attorney.—
   11         (3) Entities that sell, offer for sale, distribute, or
   12  offer for distribution petroleum or alternative fuels shall
   13  ensure that their activities result in petroleum fuels that meet
   14  all requirements and standards adopted under s 525.14. A
   15  terminal supplier, wholesaler, or blender licensed under chapter
   16  206 is not liable for injuries or damages resulting from the
   17  subsequent blending of petroleum or alternative fuels occurring
   18  after the transfer of ownership of such fuels from the terminal
   19  supplier, wholesaler, or blender if the petroleum or alternative
   20  fuels used to make the petroleum fuel at issue met the standards
   21  and requirements adopted by rule of the department under s.
   22  525.14 while under ownership of the terminal supplier,
   23  wholesaler, or blender.
   24         Section 33. Present subsection (7) of section 526.141,
   25  Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (8), and a new
   26  subsection (7) is added to that section, to read:
   27         526.141 Self-service gasoline stations; attendants;
   28  regulations.—
   29         (7) A refiner, terminal supplier, wholesaler, or retailer
   30  is not liable for damages caused by the use of incompatible
   31  motor fuel dispensed at a retail site if:
   32         (a) The incompatible fuel meets the standards adopted under
   33  s. 525.14;
   34         (b) The incompatible fuel is selected by the purchaser; and
   35         (c) The retail dispenser from which the incompatible fuel
   36  is dispensed was properly labeled with regard to the
   37  incompatible fuel pursuant to labeling requirements adopted
   38  under s. 525.14.
   39  
   40  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   41         And the title is amended as follows:
   42         Delete line 109
   43  and insert:
   44         conforming provisions; amending s. 525.16, F.S.;
   45         requiring entities that sell or distribute certain
   46         fuels to meet fuel standards adopted by the
   47         department; providing a release of liability for
   48         certain entities who supply and blend fuels that meet
   49         department standards; amending s. 526.141, F.S.;
   50         providing that certain entities are not liable for
   51         damages resulting from the incompatible use of motor
   52         fuels under certain circumstances; amending s. 527.01,
   53         F.S.;