Florida HB 1377: Taxation

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to water safety for cooling towers, 2
domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental 3
disinfection systems; creating part III of ch. 386, 4
F.S., entitled "Water Safety for Cooling Towers, 5
Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental 6
Disinfection Systems"; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; 7
providing legislative intent; creating s. 386.302, 8
F.S.; providing definitions; creating s. 386.303, 9
F.S.; requiring that owners of cooling towers, 10
domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental 11
disinfection systems register them with the Department 12
of Health; requiring the department to create a 13
statewide electronic system for such registrations; 14
providing minimum requirements for the registration 15
system; requiring that owners of cooling towers, 16
domestic water holding tanks, or supplemental 17
disinfection systems report specified information to 18
the department beginning on a specified date; 19
providing department responsibilities regarding the 20
registration system; requiring that owners of cooling 21
towers maintain certain records for a specified 22
timeframe; requiring that a copy of the maintenance 23
program and plan be kept on the cooling tower 24
premises; providing construction; creating s. 386.304, 25

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F.S.; requiring that owners of cooling towers obtain 26
or update a maintenance program and plan for existing 27
and newly installed cooling towers by a specified 28
date; providing requirements for the maintenance 29
program and plan; creating s. 386.305, F.S.; requiring 30
that certain culture analyses be conducted by 31
certified environmental laboratories; providing 32
requirements for interpreting the results of such 33
analyses; creating s. 386.306, F.S.; requiring that 34
owners of cooling towers provide notification to the 35
county health department and the public within a 36
specified timeframe under specified circumstances; 37
requiring county health departments to provide certain 38
notification to the department; requiring the county 39
health department or, at its discretion, the 40
department to determine the method of certain 41
notifications; creating s. 386.307, F.S.; providing 42
cooling tower disinfection standards; requiring that 43
the person conducting the disinfection meet certain 44
qualifications; specifying the types of products that 45
may be used during a disinfection; providing cooling 46
tower efficiency standards; creating s. 386.308, F.S.; 47
requiring that owners of cooling towers have the 48
cooling towers inspected before initial startup and, 49
thereafter, at specified intervals; providing 50

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inspection requirements; requiring that persons 51
conducting inspections report deficiencies to the 52
owner for corrective action; requiring initial and 53
annual certification of cooling towers by a specified 54
date; providing requirements for certification; 55
requiring that all inspection findings, deficiencies, 56
corrective actions, and certifications be reported to 57
the department and maintained by the owner; creating 58
s. 386.309, F.S.; authorizing the department or a 59
county health department to require an owner to 60
conduct a Legionella culture sampling and analysis 61
under certain circumstances; authorizing an officer, 62
employee, or agent of the department or county health 63
department to enter a property to inspect a cooling 64
tower; specifying that certain actions by the owner of 65
a cooling tower may constitute a nuisance; providing 66
for civil and criminal penalties; requiring the State 67
Surgeon General to submit a report to the Legislature 68
by a specified date; providing requirements for the 69
report; creating s. 386.3101, F.S.; authorizing county 70
health departments or the department to issue waivers 71
if the waiver does not present a danger to the public 72
health; providing requirements for the waivers; 73
authorizing county health departments to issue 74
variances under certain circumstances for a specified 75

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period of time; providing an effective date. 76
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 78
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Section 1. Part III of chapter 386, Florida Statutes, 80
consisting of ss. 386.301-386.3101, Florida Statutes, is created 81
and entitled "Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water 82
Holding Tanks,