HB 481 2022
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to temporary underground power panels; 2
creating ss. 125.488 and 166.0484, F.S.; prohibiting 3
counties and municipalities from enacting ordinances, 4
regulations, or policies that prevent certain electric 5
utilities from installing temporary underground power 6
panels and from requiring permanent inspections of 7
such panels under specified conditions; specifying 8
requirements; prohibiting municipalities and counties 9
from requiring permanent inspections under specified 10
conditions; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 125.488, Florida Statutes, is created 15
to read: 16
125.488 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning 17
temporary underground power panels. —A county may not enact any 18
ordinance, regulation, or policy that prevents or has the effect 19
of preventing an electric utility, as defined in s. 366.02(2), 20
from installing a tempor ary underground power panel that may 21
include a meter socket, meter, and downpipe if the temporary 22
underground power panel meets the requirements of Article 590 of 23
the National Electrical Code, 2021 edition, during the 24
construction and installation of the t emporary underground power 25
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panel. The county may not require that a permanent inspection be 26
conducted after it has conducted a temporary inspection of the 27
temporary underground power panel. 28
Section 2. Section 166.0484, Florida Statutes, is created 29
to read: 30
166.0484 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning 31
temporary underground power panels. —A municipality may not enact 32
any ordinance, regulation, or policy that prevents or has the 33
effect of preventing an electric utility, as defined in s. 34
366.02(2), from installing a temporary underground power panel 35
that may include a meter socket, meter, and downpipe if the 36
temporary underground power panel meets the requirements of 37
Article 590 of the National Electrical Code, 2021 edition, 38
during the construction and installation of the temporary 39
underground power panel. The municipality may not require that a 40
permanent inspection be conducted after it has conducted a 41
temporary inspection of the temporary underground power panel. 42
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 43