Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS (705990) for SB 996
                        Barcode 942708
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11  The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Joyner)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 57, between lines 12 and 13,
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18         Section 20.  (1)  As used in this section, the term:
19         (a)  "Hybrid vehicle" means a hybrid vehicle, as
20  defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes.
21         (b)  "Flex-fuel vehicle" means a vehicle that:
22         1.  Is designed to run on gasoline or a blend of up to
23  85 percent ethanol (E85); and
24         2.  Can be operated on a locally available supply of
25  ethanol.
26         (c)  "Biodiesel vehicle" means a diesel vehicle that
27  runs on mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived
28  from vegetable oils or animal fats which conform to ASTM D6751
29  specifications for use in diesel engines. Biodiesel refers to
30  the pure fuel before blending with diesel fuel. Biodiesel
31  blends are denoted as "BXX" with "XX," representing the
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. PCS (705990) for SB 996 Barcode 942708 1 percentage of biodiesel contained in the blend. For example, 2 B100 is pure biodiesel and B20 is a blend of 20-percent 3 biodiesel and 80-percent petroleum diesel. 4 (2) Any new motor vehicle purchased after January 1, 5 2008, by a state agency, state university, or local government 6 through any state purchasing plan must be a hybrid, flex-fuel, 7 biodiesel, or compressed natural gas vehicle if the type of 8 vehicle being purchased is available with such propulsion 9 system and otherwise meets the requirements for the vehicle's 10 intended use. 11 (3) The Department of Management Services, by October 12 1, 2007, shall adopt rules that establish criteria for the 13 purchase of hybrid, flex-fuel, and biodiesel vehicles. 14 15 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 16 17 18 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 19 And the title is amended as follows: 20 On page 4, line 9, after the semicolon 21 22 insert: 23 providing definitions; requiring state agencies 24 and certain local governments to purchase 25 hybrid, flex-fuel, or biodiesel vehicles if 26 such vehicles are available; requiring the 27 Department of Management Services to adopt 28 rules establishing criteria for the purchase of 29 such vehicles; 30 31 2 5:14 PM 03/28/07 s0996c-cu18-e6g