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Florida Senate - 2017 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7000 578-00348B-17 20177000pb 91 whieh are adopted in accordance with this subsection shall be 92 clearly marked in printed versions of the Florida Building Code 93 so that the fact that the provisions are F-IeEida speclfle 94 amendments to the iEen d s is readily apparent. 95 (d) The commission shall further consider the commission's 96 own interpretations, declaratory statements, appellate 97 decisions, and approved statewide and local technical amendments 98 and shall incorporate such interpretations, statements, 99 decisions, and amendments into the updated Florida Building Code 100 only to the extent that they are needed to medlgy the feandatlen 101 eedes—te accommodate the specific needs of the state. A change 102 made by an institute or standards organization to any standard 103 or criterion that is adopted by reference in the Florida 104 Building Code does not become effective statewide until it has 105 been adopted by the commission. Furthermore, the edition of the 106 Florida Building Code which is in effect on the date of 107 application for any permit authorized by the code governs the 108 permitted work for the life of the permit and any extension 109 granted to the permit. 110 (e) A rule updating the Florida Building Code in accordance 111 with this subsection shall take effect no sooner than 6 months 112 after publication of the updated code. Any amendment to the 113 Florida Building Code which is adopted upon a finding by the 114 commission that the amendment is necessary to protect the public 115 from immediate threat of harm takes effect immediately. 116 (f) Provisions of the Florida Building Code feunelat e„ 117 eedes, including those contained in referenced standards and 118 criteria, relating to wind resistance or the prevention of water 119 intrusion may not be modified to diminish those construction Page 4 of 8 CODING: Words men are deletions; words underlined are additions. P139