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An act relating to temporary underground power panels; 2
creating ss. 125.488 and 166.0484, F.S.; prohibiting 3
counties and certain municipalities from enacting 4
ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent 5
certain electric utilities from installing temporary 6
underground power panels and from requiring subsequent 7
inspections of such panels as a condition of a 8
Certificate of Occupancy under specified conditions ; 9
defining the term "temporary underground power panel"; 10
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, a nd policies concerning 17
temporary underground power panels. — 18
(1) A county may not enact any ordinance, regulation, or 19
policy that prevents or has the effect of preventing an electric 20
utility, as defined in s. 366.02(2), from installing a temporary 21
underground power panel if the temporary underground power panel 22
meets the requirements of Article 590 of the National Electrical 23
Code, 2020 edition, during the construction and installation of 24
the temporary underground power panel. After the county has 25
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conducted an inspection of the temporary underground power 26
panel, the county may not require a subsequent inspection of the 27
temporary underground power panel as a condition of issuance of 28
the Certificate of Occupancy. 29
(2) As used in this section, the term "tempor ary 30
underground power panel" means a permanent meter base that 31
includes a meter socket, meter, and downpipe, to which power is 32
provided through an underground service line by an electric 33
utility pursuant to its tariffs or service standards, that is 34
permanently attached to a block residential structure, provides 35
temporary power for construction of the residential structure, 36
and is intended for use in providing permanent service to the 37
residential structure upon issuance of the Certificate of 38
Occupancy. 39
Section 2. Section 166.0484, Florida Statutes, is created 40
to read: 41
166.0484 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning 42
temporary underground power panels. — 43
(1) A municipality may not enact any ordinance, 44
regulation, or policy that prevents or has the effect of 45
preventing an electric utility, as defined in s. 366.02(2), from 46
installing a temporary underground power panel if the temporary 47
underground power panel meets the requirements of Article 590 of 48
the National Electrical Code, 2020 edition, duri ng the 49
construction and installation of the temporary underground power 50
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panel. After the municipality has conducted an inspection of the 51
temporary underground power panel, the municipality may not 52
require a subsequent inspection of the temporary undergroun d 53
power panel as a condition of issuance of the Certificate of 54
Occupancy. 55
(2) As used in this section, the term "temporary 56
underground power panel" means a permanent meter base that 57
includes a meter socket, meter, and downpipe, to which power is 58
provided through an underground service line by an electric 59
utility pursuant to its tariffs or service standards, that is 60
permanently attached to a block residential structure, provides 61
temporary power for construction of the residential structure, 62
and is intended for use in providing permanent service to the 63
residential structure upon issuance of the Certificate of 64
Occupancy. 65
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a municipality 66
that owns or operates an electric utility with 100,000 customers 67
or less and the municipality's ordinance, regulation, or policy 68
applies only to its operations as an electric utility. 69
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 70