Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
                        Barcode 553274
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11  Senators Bennett and Constantine moved the following amendment
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On lines 1884-1921 delete those lines
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18         Section 41.  (1)  The Florida Public Service Commission
19  shall conduct a study in conjunction with the Florida Energy
20  Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection and the
21  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to recommend
22  an appropriate renewable portfolio standard for the state.
23         (2)  The study shall include current and future
24  availability of renewable fuels, incentives to attract large
25  scale renewable energy development, proposed changes to
26  current regulatory and market practices to encourage renewable
27  energy development, the impact on utility costs and rates,
28  environmental benefits of a renewable portfolio standard, and
29  economic development associated with renewable energy in the
30  state.
31         (3)  The Florida Public Service Commission shall hold
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    Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
                        Barcode 553274
 1  public hearings on these and other related issues and submit a
 2  report containing specific recommendations to the President of
 3  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
 4  January 1, 2008.
 5         Section 42.  (1)  The Florida Public Service Commission
 6  shall conduct a study in conjunction with the Florida Energy
 7  Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, and
 8  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
 9  recommend the establishment of an energy efficiency and solar
10  energy initiative.
11         (2)  The study shall include recommendations for the
12  administration, design, implementation, and ongoing
13  measurement and evaluation of programs that promote energy
14  efficiency and conservation activities and market
15  transformation efforts for solar energy technologies through a
16  public benefits fund. The study shall include incentives for
17  investment in energy efficiency and customer-sited solar
18  energy systems, suggest changes to current regulatory and
19  market practice to encourage solar energy and energy
20  efficiency investment in residential and commercial
21  applications, including standards for net metering and
22  interconnection.
23         (3)  The Florida Public Service Commission will hold
24  public hearings on these issues and submit a report containing
25  specific recommendations to the President of the Senate and
26  the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1,
27  2008.
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