Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7042
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/01/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Hutson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 1821 - 1832
    4  and insert:
    5  if any structural distress is identified during phase one. The
    6  inspector in charge of a phase two inspection must be a licensed
    7  engineer or licensed architect who has a minimum of 5 years of
    8  experience designing the primary structural components of
    9  buildings and a minimum of 5 years of experience inspecting
   10  structural components of existing buildings of a similar size,
   11  scope, and type of construction. A phase two inspection may
   12  involve destructive or nondestructive testing at the inspector’s
   13  direction. The inspection may be as extensive or as limited as
   14  necessary to fully assess damaged areas of the building in order
   15  to confirm that the building is safe for its intended use or to
   16  recommend a program for fully assessing and repairing damaged
   17  portions of the building. When determining testing locations,
   18  the inspector must give preference to locations that are the
   19  least disruptive and most easily repairable while still being
   20  representative of the structure. An inspector who