FL S1044

Creates the Legislative Task Force on Reactive Drywall with ex officio members from the Florida Building Commission, State Surgeon General's office, and University of Florida, plus 16 public members appointed jointly by legislative leadership representing building industry, manufacturing, banking, health, and consumer interests.

Task force must evaluate health risks from reactive drywall, collect data on complaints and lawsuits, and submit recommendations to the Governor and Legislature by February 1, 2011 regarding building code standards, remediation procedures, certification programs, and disposal methods; task force is abolished July 1, 2011.

Home inspectors conducting corrosion inspections must examine air conditioning coils, electrical wiring, gas water heaters, and other appliances; contractors removing contaminated drywall must provide homeowners with a remediation plan allowing post-removal inspections of copper-containing systems.

Construction and demolition debris facilities or Class III landfills must develop management plans to segregate or refuse loads that are predominantly drywall and direct them to Class I landfills, and must apply at least 6 inches of soil cover weekly to any accepted drywall.

Florida Building Commission must adopt rules by January 1, 2012 establishing maximum amounts of sulfur and strontium compounds allowed in drywall to prevent odors, health effects, and metal corrosion in buildings and appliances.