Bill > S1624

Introduced Session

An act relating to energy resources; creating s. 163.3210, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining terms; providing that resilience facilities are a permitted use in certain land use categories in local government comprehensive plans and specified districts if certain criteria are met; authorizing local governments to adopt ordinances specifying certain requirements for resiliency facilities if such ordinances meet certain requirements; prohibiting amendments after a specified date to a local government’s comprehensive plan, land use map, zoning districts, or land development regulations if such amendments would conflict with resiliency facility classification; amending s. 286.29, F.S.; revising energy guidelines for public businesses; eliminating the requirement that the Department of Management Services develop and maintain the Florida Climate Friendly Preferred Products List; deleting the requirement that state agencies contract for meeting and conference space only with facilities that have a Green Lodging designations; deleting the requirement that state agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local governments that procure new vehicles under a state purchasing plan select certain vehicles under a specified circumstance; requiring the Department of Management Services to develop a Florida Humane Preferred Energy Products List in consultation with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing assessment requirements developing the list; defining the term “forced labor”; requiring state agencies and political subdivisions that procure energy products from state term contracts to consult the list and purchase or procure such products; prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from purchasing or procuring products not included on the list; amending s. 366.032, F.S.; including development districts as a type of political subdivision for purposes of preemption over utility service restrictions; creating s. 366.042, F.S.; requiring electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities to enter into and maintain at least one mutual aid agreement or pre event agreement with certain entities for purposes of restoring power after a natural disaster; requiring electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities to annually submit attestations of compliance to the Public Service Commission; requiring the commission to compile the attestations and annually submit a copy of such attestations to the Division of Emergency Management; providing that the submission of such attestations makes electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities eligible to receive state financial assistance; providing that electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities that do not submit such attestations are not eligible to receive state financial assistance until such attestations are submitted; providing construction; amending s. 366.94, F.S.; removing terminology; authorizing the commission to approve voluntary electric vehicle charging programs upon petition of a public utility, to become effective on or after a specified date, if certain requirements are met; providing applicability; creating s. 366.99, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing public utilities to submit to the commission a petition for a proposed cost recovery for certain natural gas facilities relocation costs; requiring the commission to conduct annual proceedings to determine each utility’s prudently incurred natural gas facilities relocation costs and to allow for the recovery of such costs; providing requirements for the commission’s review; providing requirements for the allocation of such recovered costs; requiring the commission to adopt rules; providing a timeframe for such rulemaking; amending s. 377.601, F.S.; revising legislative intent; amending s. 377.6015, F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 377.703, F.S.; revising additional functions of the department relating to energy resources; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 377.708, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting the construction, operation, or expansion of certain wind energy facilities and wind turbines in this state; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review applications for federal wind energy leases in territorial waters of the United States adjacent to waters of this state and signify its approval or objection to such applications; authorizing the department to seek injunctive relief for violations; repealing ss. 377.801, 377.802, 377.803, 377.804, 377.808, 377.809, and 377.816, F.S., relating to the Florida Energy and Climate Protection Act, the purpose of the act, definitions under the act, the Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program, the Florida Green Government Grants Act, the Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program, and the Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Allocation Program, respectively; prohibiting the approval of new or additional applications, certifications, or allocations under such programs; prohibiting new contracts, agreements, and awards under such programs; rescinding all certifications or allocations issued under such programs; providing an exception; providing applicability relating to existing contracts or agreements under such programs; amending ss. 220.193, 288.9606, and 380.0651, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 403.9405, F.S.; revising the applicability of the Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting Act; amending s. 720.3075, F.S.; prohibiting certain homeowners’ association documents from precluding certain types or fuel sources of energy production and the use of certain appliances; defining the term “appliance”; requiring the commission to conduct an assessment of the security and resiliency of the state’s electric grid and natural gas facilities against physical threats and cyber threats; requiring the commission to consult with the Division of Emergency Management and the Florida Digital Service; requiring cooperation from all operating facilities in the state relating to such assessment; requiring the commission to submit by a specified date a report of such assessment to the Governor and the Legislature; providing additional content requirements for such report; requiring the commission to study and evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of using advanced nuclear power technologies to meet the electrical power needs of this state; requiring the commission to research means to encourage and foster the installation and use of such technologies at military installations in partnership with public utilities; requiring the commission to consult with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Emergency Management; requiring the commission to submit by a specified date a report to the Governor and the Legislature which contains its findings and any additional recommendations for potential legislative or administrative actions; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to study and evaluate the potential development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered vehicles; requiring the Department of Transportation to submit by a specified date a report to the Governor and the Legislature which contains its findings and recommendations for legislative or administrative actions that may accommodate the future development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure; providing an effective date.

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Jay Collins (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (2)

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1645 (on 03/06/2024)

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