Bill Amendment: FL S1252 | 2013 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Building Construction
Status: 2013-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 269 (Ch. 2013-193) [S1252 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1252-Community_Affairs_Committee_Amendment_465200.html
Bill Title: Building Construction
Status: 2013-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 269 (Ch. 2013-193) [S1252 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1252-Community_Affairs_Committee_Amendment_465200.html
Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1252 Barcode 465200 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/21/2013 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Community Affairs (Simpson) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 459 - 535 4 and insert: 5 Section 16. Section 553.992, Florida Statutes, is amended 6 to read: 7 553.992 Adoption of rating system criteria.—The Department 8 of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt, update,and9 maintain, and administerastatewide criteria for auniform10 building energy-efficiency rating system to implement the 11 provisions of this part and amendments thereto in accordance 12 with the procedures of chapter 120 and shall, upon the request 13 of any builder, designer, rater, or owner of a building, issue 14 nonbinding interpretations, clarifications, and opinions 15 concerning the application and use of the building energy 16 efficiencyenergyrating system under rules that the department 17 adopts in accordance with chapter 120. Department rules must 18 prohibit a sole provider from conducting functions relating to 19 the building energy-efficiency rating system, including energy 20 rating, energy testing, certification of energy raters, and 21 training. 22 Section 17. Section 553.993, Florida Statutes, is amended 23 to read: 24 553.993 Definitions.—For purposes of this part: 25 (1) “Acquisition” means to gain the sole or partial use of 26 a building through a purchase agreement. 27 (2) “Builder” means the primary contractor who possesses 28 the requisite skill, knowledge, and experience, and has the 29 responsibility, to supervise, direct, manage, and control the 30 contracting activities of the business organization with which 31 she or he is connected and who has the responsibility to 32 supervise, direct, manage, and control the construction work on 33 a job for which she or he has obtained the building permit. 34 Construction work includes, but is not limited to, foundation, 35 framing, wiring, plumbing, and finishing work. 36 (3) “Building energy-efficiency rating system” means a 37 whole building energy evaluation system established by the 38 Residential Energy Services Network, the Commercial Energy 39 Services Network, the Building Performance Institute, or the 40 Florida Solar Energy Center, or a nationally recognized rating 41 system approved by the department. 42 (4)(3)“Designer” means the architect, engineer, landscape 43 architect, builder, interior designer, or other person who 44 performs the actual design work or under whose direct 45 supervision and responsible charge the construction documents 46 are prepared. 47 (5) “Energy auditor” means a trained and certified 48 professional who conducts energy evaluations of an existing 49 building and uses tools to identify the building’s current 50 energy usage and the condition of the building and equipment. 51 (6) “Energy-efficiency rating” means an unbiased indication 52 of a building’s relative energy efficiency based on consistent 53 inspection procedures, operating assumptions, climate data, and 54 calculation methods. 55 (7) “Energy rater” means an individual certified by this 56 state to perform building energy-efficiency ratings for the 57 building type and in the rating class for which the rater is 58 certified. 59 (8)(4)“New building” means commercial occupancy buildings 60 permitted for construction after January 1, 1995, and 61 residential occupancy buildings permitted for construction after 62 January 1, 1994. 63 (9)(5)“Public building” means a building comfort 64 conditioned for occupancy that is owned or leased by the state, 65 a state agency, or a governmental subdivision, including, but 66 not limited to, a city, county, or school district. 67 Section 18. Section 553.995, Florida Statutes, is amended 68 to read: 69 553.995 Energy-efficiency ratings for buildings.— 70 (1) The building energy-efficiency rating system mustshall71 at a minimum: 72(a) Provide a uniform rating scale of the efficiency of73buildings based on annual energy usage.74 (a)(b)Take into account local climate conditions, 75 construction practices, and building use. 76 (b)(c)Be compatible with standard federal rating systems 77 and state building codes and standards, where applicable, and 78 shall satisfy the requirements of s. 553.9085 with respect to 79 residential buildings and s. 255.256 with respect to state 80 buildings. 81 (2) BuildingTheenergy-efficiency rating systemssystem82 adopted by the department mustshallprovide a means of 83 analyzingand comparingthe relative energy efficiency of 84 buildings upon the sale of new or existing residential, public, 85 or commercial buildings. 86 (3) The department shall establish a voluntary working 87 group of persons interested in the building energy-efficiency 88 rating system or energy efficiency, including, but not limited 89 to, such persons as electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, 90 architects, public utilities, energy raters, and builders. The 91 interest group shall advise the department in the adoption, 92 administration, and oversightdevelopmentof the building 93 energy-efficiency rating systemand shall assist the department94in the implementation of the rating system by coordinating95educational programs for designers, builders, businesses, and96other interested persons to assist compliance and to facilitate97incorporation of the rating system into existing practices. 98 (4) The department shall approvedevelopa training and 99 certification program to certify raters. In addition to the 100 department, ratings may be conducted by any local government or 101 private entity, provided that the appropriate persons have 102 completed the necessary training and have been certified by the 103 department. The Department of Management Services shall rate 104 state-owned or state-leased buildings, ifprovided thatthe 105 appropriate persons have completed the necessary training and 106 have been certified by the Department of Business and 107 Professional Regulation. A state agency thatwhichhas building 108 construction regulation authority may rate its own buildings and 109 those it is responsible for, if the appropriate persons have 110 completed the necessary training and have been certified by the 111 Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The 112 Department of Business and Professional Regulation may charge a 113 fee not to exceed the costs for the training and certification 114 of raters. The department shall by rule set the appropriate 115 charges for raters to charge for energy ratings, not to exceed 116 the actual costs. 117 118 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 119 And the title is amended as follows: 120 Delete lines 51 - 52 121 and insert: 122 553.993, F.S.; providing definitions; amending