Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 902
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/24/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Thompson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment
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    3         Delete lines 155 - 215
    4  and insert:
    5  verify the integrity of all components that are recommended or
    6  specified by the manufacturer or metal fatigue at least
    7  annually. The nondestructive testing for metal fatigue must be
    8  conducted more often than annually if required by any rule
    9  adopted under this section, by the manufacturer of the amusement
   10  ride, or by the professional engineer or qualified inspector
   11  executing the affidavit of nondestructive testing. The
   12  nondestructive testing for metal fatigue must consist at least
   13  of visual nondestructive testing, as well as nonvisual
   14  nondestructive testing for metal fatigue, which must be
   15  conducted on the components of the amusement ride as required by
   16  any rule adopted under this section, by the manufacturer of the
   17  amusement ride, or by the professional engineer or qualified
   18  inspector executing the affidavit of nondestructive testing.
   19         (b)When specified by the manufacturer, nonvisual
   20  nondestructive testing must be used to verify the integrity of
   21  components that, due to their design, location, installation, or
   22  a combination thereof, cannot be adequately evaluated by other
   23  means.
   24         (c)(b) Nondestructive testing testings must be performed by
   25  a technician who meets the requirements prescribed by department
   26  rule.
   27         (d)(c) An affidavit of nondestructive testing, on a form
   28  prescribed by department rule, must state, at a minimum, all of
   29  the following:
   30         1. That the amusement ride was inspected in person by the
   31  affiant.
   32         2. That all of the manufacturer’s nondestructive testing
   33  requirements and recommendations are current.
   34         3. That the nondestructive testing was performed by a
   35  qualified nondestructive testing technician.
   36         4. The components of the amusement ride for which the
   37  manufacturer has recommended or required nondestructive testing.
   38         5. The type of nondestructive testing required or
   39  recommended by the manufacturer.
   40         6. The frequency of the nondestructive testing required or
   41  recommended by the manufacturer.
   42         7. The components of the amusement ride for which the
   43  affiant, in addition to the manufacturer’s requirements and
   44  recommendations, has recommended or required nondestructive
   45  testing.
   46         8. The type of nondestructive testing required or
   47  recommended by the affiant in addition to the manufacturer’s
   48  requirements and recommendations. If the affiant does not
   49  require or recommend additional nondestructive testing, the
   50  affiant must affirm that the manufacturer’s requirements are
   51  sufficient for the safe operation of the amusement ride.
   52         9. The frequency of the nondestructive testing as required
   53  or recommended by the affiant.
   54         10. That visual nondestructive testing is adequate for the
   55  amusement ride to be in general conformance with the
   56  requirements of this section and all applicable rules, only if
   57  only visual nondestructive testing is required or recommended by
   58  the manufacturer or the affiant.
   59         11.That the amusement ride is in conformance with the
   60  requirements of this section and all applicable department
   61  rules.
   62         12.Whether the amusement ride has undergone a major
   63  modification and, if so, the name of the manager, owner, or
   64  operator who authorized the modification and the date the
   65  modification took place.
   66         13.That the amusement ride and its components are in
   67  conformance with the service life, if the manufacturer has
   68  provided a service life for such ride and its components.