Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
                        Barcode 504390
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On lines 1884-1921 delete those lines
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17         Section 41.  (1)  The Florida Public Service Commission
18  shall conduct a study in conjunction with the Florida Energy
19  Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection and the
20  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to recommend
21  an appropriate renewable portfolio standard for the state.
22         (2)  The study shall include current and future
23  availability of renewable fuels, incentives to attract large
24  scale renewable energy development, proposed changes to
25  current regulatory and market practices to encourage renewable
26  energy development, the impact on utility costs and rates,
27  environmental benefits of a renewable portfolio standard, and
28  economic development associated with renewable energy in the
29  state.
30         (3)  The Florida Public Service Commission shall hold
31  public hearings on these and other related issues and submit a
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    Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
                        Barcode 504390
 1  report containing specific recommendations to the President of
 2  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
 3  January 1, 2008.
 4         Section 42.  (1)  The Florida Public Service Commission
 5  shall conduct a study in conjunction with the Florida Energy
 6  Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, and
 7  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
 8  recommend the establishment of an energy efficiency and solar
 9  energy initiative.
10         (2)  The study shall include recommendations for the
11  administration, design, implementation, and ongoing
12  measurement and evaluation of programs that promote energy
13  efficiency and conservation activities and market
14  transformation efforts for solar energy technologies through a
15  public benefits fund. The study shall include incentives for
16  investment in energy efficiency and customer-sited solar
17  energy systems, suggest changes to current regulatory and
18  market practice to encourage solar energy and energy
19  efficiency investment in residential and commercial
20  applications, including standards for net metering and
21  interconnection.
22         (3)  The Florida Public Service Commission will hold
23  public hearings on these issues and submit a report containing
24  specific recommendations to the President of the Senate and
25  the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1,
26  2008.
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