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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)

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  • CS/SB 494, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/7/2005 at 3:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2005 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 77 (e2) Littlefield Similar Last Action: 6/17/2005 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-259
    Location:
    H 933 Mealor Similar Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Committee on Utilities & Telecommunications (CC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 77 (Ch. 2005-259)
    Location:
    H 53 Renewable Energy Littlefield Compare Last Action: 12/6/2004 H Withdrawn prior to introduction,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 77 (Ch. 2005-259) -HJ 00016
    Location:
    S 824 Waste-to-energy Facilities Crist Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Community Affairs, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 77 (Ch. 2005-259)
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    220886 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/12/2005
    4:32 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/13/2005     		Web Page
    PDF
    263298 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/12/2005
    4:32 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/13/2005     		Web Page
    PDF
    501054 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/12/2005
    4:33 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/13/2005     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.11 Certain exemptions.
    366.91
    403.7061 Requirements for review of new waste-to-energy facility capacity by the Department of Environmental Protection.

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  • SB 494, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2005 at 10:02 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2005 (pdf)
    Environmental Preservation (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2005 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    720740 - Amendment
    		Communications and Public Utilities
    (Dockery)     		3/14/2005
    10:12 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    324226 - Amendment
    		Communications and Public Utilities
    (Dockery)     		3/14/2005
    10:13 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    621944 - Amendment
    		Environmental Preservation
    (Lawson)     		3/19/2005
    9:27 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    385662 - Amendment
    		Community Affairs
    (Lawson)     		3/25/2005
    3:45 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2005 9:00 AM Communications and Public Utilities 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/21/2005 2:45 PM Environmental Preservation 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/5/2005 9:00 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.11 Certain exemptions.
    366.91
    403.7061 Requirements for review of new waste-to-energy facility capacity by the Department of Environmental Protection.

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