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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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     Delete line(s) 1098-1156

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and insert:

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     (3) In order that such energy-efficiency and sustainable

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material considerations become a function of building design, and

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also a model for future application in the private sector, it

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shall be the policy of the state that buildings constructed and

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financed by the state be designed and constructed to meet the

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United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy

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and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Building

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Initiative's Green Globes rating system, or the Florida Green

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Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized high-

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performance green building rating system as approved by the

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department in a manner which will minimize the consumption of

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energy used in the operation and maintenance of such buildings.

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It is further the policy of the state, when economically

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feasible, to retrofit existing state-owned buildings in a manner

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that which will minimize the consumption of energy used in the

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operation and maintenance of such buildings.

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     (4)  In addition to designing and constructing new buildings

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to be energy-efficient, it shall be the policy of the state to

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operate and, maintain, and renovate existing state facilities, or

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provide for their renovation, in a manner which will minimize

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energy consumption and maximize building sustainability as well

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as ensure that facilities leased by the state are operated so as

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to minimize energy use. It is further the policy of this state

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that the renovation of existing state facilities be in accordance

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with the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in

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Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green

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Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the Florida

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Green Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized

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high-performance green building rating system as approved by the

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department. State agencies are encouraged to consider shared

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savings financing of such energy efficiency and conservation

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projects, using contracts which split the resulting savings for a

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specified period of time between the state agency and the private

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firm or cogeneration contracts that which otherwise permit the

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state to lower its net energy costs. Such energy contracts may be

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funded from the operating budget.

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     (5) Each state agency occupying space within buildings

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owned or managed by the Department of Management Services must

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identify and compile a list of projects determined to be suitable

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for a guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance

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savings contract pursuant to s. 489.145. The list of projects

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compiled by each state agency shall be submitted to the

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Department of Management Services by December 31, 2008, and must

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include all criteria used to determine suitability. The list of

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projects shall be developed from the list of state-owned

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facilities greater than 5,000 square feet in area and for which

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the state agency is responsible for paying the expenses of

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utilities and other operating expenses as they relate to energy

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use. In consultation with each state agency executive officer, by

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July 1, 2009, the department shall prioritize all projects deemed

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suitable by each state agency and shall develop an energy

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efficiency project schedule based on factors such as project

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magnitude, efficiency and effectiveness of energy conservation

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measures to be implemented, and other factors that may prove to

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be advantageous to pursue. The schedule shall provide the

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deadline for guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance

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savings contract improvements to be made to the state-owned

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buildings.

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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 76, delete "the Platinum rating of"

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3/26/2008  8:22:00 PM     579-05929B-08