Bill > H1645

Introduced Session

An act relating to energy resources; creating s. 163.3210, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing definitions; allowing resiliency facilities in certain land use categories in local government comprehensive plans and specified districts if certain criteria are met; allowing local governments to adopt ordinances for resiliency facilities if certain requirements are met; prohibiting amendments to a local government's comprehensive plan, land use map, zoning districts, or land development regulations in a manner that would conflict with resiliency facility classification after a specified date; 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; eliminating the requirement that state agencies contract for meeting and conference space only with facilities that have a Green Lodging designations; eliminating 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; amending s. 366.032, F.S.;2024 Legislature including community development districts as a type of political subdivision for purposes of preemption over utility service restrictions; creating s. 366.042, F.S.; requiring rural 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 rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities to annually submit attestations of compliance to the Public Service Commission; providing construction; 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 rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities eligible to receive state financial assistance; providing that if such attestations are not submitted, rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities are not eligible to receive state financial assistance; providing construction; creating s. 366.057, F.S.; requiring public utilities to provide notice to the commission of certain power plant retirements within a specified timeframe; authorizing the commission to schedule2024 Legislature hearings within a specified timeframe to make certain determinations on such plant retirements; specifying information to be provided by public utilities at the hearing; 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; amending s. 403.503, F.S.; defining the term "gross capacity"; creating s. 366.99, F.S.; providing definitions; 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; conforming2024 Legislature 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.; providing definitions; prohibiting the construction or expansion of certain wind energy facilities and wind turbines in the state; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review applications for federal wind energy leases in territorial waters of the United States adjacent to water of this state and signify its approval or objection to such applications; authorizing the department to seek injunctive relief for violations; repealing s. 377.801, F.S., relating to the Florida Energy and Climate Protection Act; repealing s. 377.802, F.S., relating to the purpose of the act; repealing s. 377.803, F.S., relating to definitions under the act; repealing s. 377.804, F.S., relating to the Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program; repealing s. 377.808, F.S., relating to the Florida Green Government Grants Act; repealing s. 377.809, F.S., relating to the Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program; repealing s. 377.816, F.S., relating to the Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Allocation Program; prohibiting the approval of new or additional2024 Legislature 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 application 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; requiring the commission to coordinate, develop, and recommend a plan under which an assessment of the security and resiliency of the state's electric grid and natural gas facilities against physical threats and cyber threats may be conducted; 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 plan; providing additional content requirements for such plan; requiring the commission to submit by a2024 Legislature recommended plan by a specified date to the Governor and the Legislature; providing additional content requirements for such plan; 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 the 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 that 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 to submit by a specified date a report to the Governor and the Legislature that contains its findings and recommendations for specified actions2024 Legislature that may accommodate the future development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure; providing effective dates.

Committee Categories

Bobby Payne (R)*,  Thad Altman (R),  Webster Barnaby (R),  Rick Roth (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2024-186 (on 05/16/2024)

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