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The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

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(Saunders) recommended the following amendment to amendment

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(866008):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1573 and 1574

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insert:

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     Section 24.  Subsection (1) of section 403.506, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     403.506  Applicability, thresholds, and certification.--

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     (1)  The provisions of this act shall apply to any

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electrical power plant as defined herein, except that the

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provisions of this act shall not apply to any electrical power

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plant or steam generating plant of less than 75 megawatts in

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capacity or to any substation to be constructed as part of an

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associated transmission line unless the applicant has elected to

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apply for certification of such plant or substation under this

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act. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any unit

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capacity expansion of 35 megawatts or less of an existing

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exothermic reaction electrical generation facility cogeneration

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unit that produces renewable energy as defined in s. 377.803 and

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that was exempt from this act when it was originally built;

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however, this exemption shall not apply if the unit uses oil or

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natural gas for purposes other than unit startup or if the

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electrical generation facility exports over 75 megawatts to the

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grid. No construction of any new electrical power plant or

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expansion in steam generating capacity as measured by an

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increase in the maximum electrical generator rating of any

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existing electrical power plant may be undertaken after October

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1, 1973, without first obtaining certification in the manner as

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herein provided, except that this act shall not apply to any

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such electrical power plant which is presently operating or

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under construction or which has, upon the effective date of

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chapter 73-33, Laws of Florida, applied for a permit or

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certification under requirements in force prior to the effective

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date of such act.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 2097, after the second semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 403.506, F.S.; providing that certain

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electrical generation facilities that produce renewable

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energy are exempt from the Florida Electrical Power Plan

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Siting Act; providing an exception;

3/12/2008  3:52:00 PM     592-04861-08