Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 996 and CS for  SB 2666
                        Barcode 195806
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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 15 and 16,
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17         Section 1.  (1)(a)  The Legislature finds that man-made
18  carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels is a
19  leading contributor to global climate change and the leading
20  global-warming pollutant released in this country and finds
21  that the ability to develop a process to address possible
22  solutions to the risks of climate change will enable the state
23  to have a greater influence in eventual climate-change-policy
24  determinations at the regional and national level and ensure
25  that industry in this state is in the best position to benefit
26  from future actions addressing climate change.
27         (b)  The Legislature finds that this state is
28  particularly vulnerable to the possible effects of global
29  climate change due to the low elevation of its 1,300 miles of
30  coastline, susceptible to more intense hurricanes, the effect
31  of drought conditions on the state's unique environment, and
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 996 and CS for SB 2666 Barcode 195806 1 the spread of infectious disease to vulnerable populations. 2 (c) The Legislature further recognizes that every 3 state official dealing with climate change problems should 4 have current and reliable information. 5 (2) It is the policy of this state to: 6 (a) Play a leading role in assessing the potential 7 effects of global climate change in this state and the 8 southeastern United States. 9 (b) Develop and promote market-based and other 10 private-sector emissions-reduction approaches in all sectors 11 of this state's economy, including the trading of carbon 12 emission credits and the creation of offsets for energy 13 savings. 14 (c) Encourage the research, development, 15 demonstration, and application of climate-change initiatives 16 through a cooperative dialogue about what needs to be done 17 within our state to comply with proposed federal limits that 18 would lower carbon emissions in the atmosphere over time. 19 (d) Seek to identify and create incentives for 20 technology and innovation, take advantage of economic 21 opportunities for the state as part of the effort to find new 22 sources of energy, and seek private-sector solutions and 23 market-based mechanisms to help solve problems related to 24 reducing carbon emissions. 25 26 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 27 28 29 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 30 And the title is amended as follows: 31 On page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, 2 8:29 AM 05/02/07 s0996c3c-37-t01
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 996 and CS for SB 2666 Barcode 195806 1 insert: 2 providing legislative intent; enunciating the 3 state's policy; 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 8:29 AM 05/02/07 s0996c3c-37-t01