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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 amendments)

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     Between line(s) 1509 and 1510

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insert:

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     Section 23.  Section 377.904, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     377.904 Education on climate issues and energy

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science.--The Florida Energy Commission shall develop an

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educational policy for voluntary programs that informs the

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public about the scientific aspects of energy generation, energy

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use, energy conservation, climate change, and climate change

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adaptation.

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     (1) The programs shall provide a coordinated, long-term

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effort to increase public awareness of the causes and solutions

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to energy and climate issues. These topics shall be included in

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the curriculum at all education levels, from elementary schools

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through state universities, and shall be required for the

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certification of climate and energy-related professionals in

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this state, such as architects, engineers, construction-related

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professions, transportation-sector professions, and health care

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providers.

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     (2) The Florida Energy Office shall be responsible for

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coordinating the implementation of this policy through state and

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local government agencies.

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     Section 24.  Section 377.905, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     377.905 Green businesses program.--

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     (1) The Florida Energy Commission shall develop a green

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business program to recognize and award businesses that adopt

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sound energy or sound environmental practices.

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     (2) The commission shall create the criteria needed for

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recognizing and awarding all types of businesses. The commission

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shall also create criteria for a graded award based on the

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amount of carbon emission reductions a business achieves.

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     (3) In developing the program, the commission shall ensure

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that the program is coordinated with similar programs currently

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available through state agencies.

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     (4) The program shall provide for plaques and window

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displays to be awarded to a business that has met the

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appropriate criteria.

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     (5) The commission shall submit in its 2008 annual report

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to the Legislature the recommendations it proposes be adopted by

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the Legislature to implement the green business program.

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     Section 25.  Section 377.907, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     377.907 Lead-by-Example initiatives.--

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     (1) The Florida Energy Commission shall develop Lead-by-

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Example initiatives to help state, county, and local governments

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save money on energy costs. The commission shall also develop

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recommendations to promote energy efficiency and clean energy

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technologies by the public and private sectors.

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     (a) Recommendations by the commission shall, at a minimum,

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include a requirement that all new state buildings be built in

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compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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(LEED) standards, Green Globes standards, Florida Green Building

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Coalition standards, or any other nationally recognized and

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verified energy efficiency building standard.

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     (b) The commission shall recommend energy efficient

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operating policies for state buildings to be implemented by the

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Florida Energy Office or appropriate state agency.

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     (2) The commission shall submit its first recommendations

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in its annual report to the Legislature by December 31, 2009.

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Periodically thereafter, the commission shall submit

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recommendations for Lead-by-Example initiatives to the

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Legislature.

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     Section 26.  Section 377.909, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     377.909 Energy-related research summits.--The Florida

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Energy Commission shall, in coordination with the Florida Energy

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Office, convene an annual energy-related research summit to

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provide a forum for the state's academic and research community

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to examine energy-related research initiatives and opportunities

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for cooperative and collaborative research.

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     Section 27.  Section 377.913, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     377.913 Coordination of energy-related research and

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development.--The Florida Energy Commission shall, in

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cooperation and coordination with the state university system

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and the independent colleges and universities, develop a

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strategy for enhancing research that supports state energy

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policy and that has a goal of deploying energy-related related

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research and technology into the marketplace as soon as

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possible.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 2089, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 377.904, F.S.; requiring the Florida Energy

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Commission to develop and implement an education policy

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relating to climate issues and energy science; requiring

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the policy to be included in curriculum at all education

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levels and as part of the certification of related

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professionals; creating s. 377.905, F.S.; requiring the

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Florida Energy Commission to develop a green business

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program to recognize and award businesses that adopt

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energy and environmental practices; creating s. 377.907,

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F.S.; requiring the Florida Energy Commission to develop

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Lead-by-Example initiatives to help defray energy costs

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and to develop recommendations to promote energy

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efficiency and clean energy technologies; requiring a

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report to the Legislature by December 31, 2009, and

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periodically thereafter; creating s. 377.909, F.S.;

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requiring the Florida Energy Commission to conduct an

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annual energy-related summit; creating s. 377.913, F.S.;

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requiring the Florida Energy Commission to develop a

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strategy for enhancing energy-related research;

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