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CS/SB 494: Renewable Energy

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Posey

Renewable Energy; requires public utilities, municipal utilities, & rural electric cooperatives to offer purchase contract to producers of renewable energy; provides requirements for such contracts; requires that producer pay costs for interconnection; specifies that requirements for purchase of renewable energy apply to municipal utilities; revises permit requirement for waste-to-energy facility, etc. Creates 366.91; amends 366.11, 403.7061.

Effective Date: 10/01/2005
Last Action: 4/13/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00418; Read second time -SJ 00409; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00409; Substituted HB 77 -SJ 00409; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 77 (Ch. 2005-259)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation; Community Affairs
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation; Community Affairs -SJ 00035
3/10/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/15/05, 9:00 am, 301-S
3/15/2005 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00187; Now in Environmental Preservation -SJ 00187
3/16/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation, 03/21/05, 2:45 pm, 401-S
3/21/2005 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Environmental Preservation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00246
3/22/2005 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00246
3/23/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/28/05, 3:15 pm, 401-S --Not considered
3/31/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/05/05, 9:00 am, 401-S
4/5/2005 Senate • CS by- Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00378; CS read first time on 04/07/05 -SJ 00380
4/7/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00378
4/13/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00418; Read second time -SJ 00409; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00409; Substituted HB 77 -SJ 00409; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 77 (Ch. 2005-259)