Bill Text: FL S0960 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-04 - Ordered enrolled -SJ 851 [S0960 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0960-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-04 - Ordered enrolled -SJ 851 [S0960 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0960-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 SB 960 By Senator Bennett 21-00938A-11 2011960__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to liquefied petroleum gas; amending 3 s. 527.06, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of 4 Agriculture and Consumer Services and other state 5 agencies from requiring compliance with certain 6 national standards for liquefied petroleum gas tanks 7 unless the department or agencies require compliance 8 with a specified edition of the national standards; 9 amending s. 527.21, F.S.; revising the term “propane” 10 for purposes of the Florida Propane Gas Education, 11 Safety, and Research Act, to incorporate changes to 12 certain national standards in a reference thereto; 13 providing an effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 527.06, Florida 18 Statutes, is amended to read: 19 527.06 Rules.— 20 (3)(a) Rules in substantial conformity with the published 21 standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are 22shall bedeemed to be in substantial conformity with the 23 generally accepted standards of safety concerning the same 24 subject matter. 25 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department or other 26 state agency may not require compliance with the minimum 27 separation distances of NFPA 58 for separation between a 28 liquefied petroleum gas tank and a building, adjoining property 29 line, other liquefied petroleum gas tank, or any source of 30 ignition, except in compliance with the minimum separation 31 distances of the 2011 edition of NFPA 58. 32 Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 527.21, Florida 33 Statutes, is amended to read: 34 527.21 Definitions relating to Florida Propane Gas 35 Education, Safety, and Research Act.—As used in ss. 527.20 36 527.23, the term: 37 (11) “Propane” includes propane, butane, mixtures, and 38 liquefied petroleum gas as defined bytheNational Fire 39 Protection Association (NFPA)Standard58,For The Storage and40Handling ofLiquefied Petroleum Gas CodeGases. 41 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.