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The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Bennett)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 695 and 696,

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insert:

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     Section 7.  Subsection (14) of section 196.012, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     196.012  Definitions.--For the purpose of this chapter, the

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following terms are defined as follows, except where the context

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clearly indicates otherwise:

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     (14)  "Renewable energy source device" or "device" means any

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of the following equipment which, when installed in connection

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with a dwelling unit or other structure, collects, transmits,

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stores, or uses solar energy, wind energy, or energy derived from

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geothermal deposits:

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     (a)  Solar energy collectors.

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     (b)  Storage tanks and other storage systems, excluding

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swimming pools used as storage tanks.

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     (c)  Rockbeds.

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     (d)  Thermostats and other control devices.

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     (e)  Heat exchange devices.

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     (f)  Pumps and fans.

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     (g)  Roof ponds.

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     (h)  Freestanding thermal containers.

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     (i)  Pipes, ducts, refrigerant handling systems, and other

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equipment used to interconnect such systems; however,

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conventional backup systems of any type are not included in this

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definition.

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     (j)  Windmills.

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     (k)  Wind-driven generators.

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     (l)  Power conditioning and storage devices that use wind

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energy to generate electricity or mechanical forms of energy.

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     (m)  Pipes and other equipment used to transmit hot

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geothermal water to a dwelling or structure from a geothermal

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deposit.

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"Renewable energy source device" or "device" also means any heat

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pump with an energy efficiency ratio (EER) or a seasonal energy

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efficiency ratio (SEER) exceeding 8.5 and a coefficient of

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performance (COP), exceeding 2.8; waste heat recovery system; or

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water heating system the primary heat source of which is a

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dedicated heat pump or the otherwise unused capacity of a heat

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pump heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system, provided

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such device is installed in a structure substantially complete

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before January 1, 1985, and whether or not solar energy, wind

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energy, or energy derived from geothermal deposits is collected,

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transmitted, stored, or used by such device.

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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 37, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 196.012, F.S.; deleting the definition of the

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term "renewable energy source device" or "device";

3/26/2008  4:55:00 PM     579-05879-08