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The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

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(Saunders) recommended the following substitute for amendment

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(810498):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 1914-1942

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and insert:

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     Section 28.  Present subsection (5) of section 553.77,

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Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (6), and a new

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subsection (5) is added to that section, to read:

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     553.77  Specific powers of the commission.--

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     (5) The commission may implement its recommendations

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delivered pursuant to subsection (2) of section 48 of chapter

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2007-73, Laws of Florida, by amending the Florida Energy

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Efficiency Code for Building Construction as provided in s.

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553.901.

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     Section 29.  Section 553.886, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     553.886 .-- 553.886 Energy-efficiency technologies.--The

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provisions of the Florida Building Code must facilitate and

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promote the use of cost-effective energy conservation, energy-

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demand management, and renewable energy technologies in

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buildings.

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     Section 30.  Section 553.9061, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     553.9061 .-- 553.9061 Scheduled increases in thermal

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efficiency standards.--

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     (1) This section establishes a schedule of required

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increases in the energy-efficiency performance of buildings that

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are subject to the requirements for energy efficiency as

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contained in the current edition of the Florida Building Code.

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The Florida Building Commission shall implement the following

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energy-efficiency goals using the triennial code-adoption

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process established for updates to the Florida Building Code in

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s. 553.73:

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     (a) Include requirements in the 2010 edition of the

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Florida Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency

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performance of new buildings by at least 20 percent as compared

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to the performance achieved as a result of the implementation of

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the energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current

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edition of the Florida Building Code;

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     (b) Include requirements in the 2013 edition of the

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Florida Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency

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performance of new buildings by at least 30 percent as compared

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to the performance achieved as a result of the implementation of

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the energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current

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edition of the Florida Building Code;

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     (c) Include requirements in the 2016 edition of the

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Florida Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency

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performance of new buildings by at least 40 percent as compared

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to the performance achieved as a result of the implementation of

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the energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current

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edition of the Florida Building Code; and

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     (d) Include requirements in the 2019 edition of the

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Florida Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency

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performance of new buildings by at least 50 percent as compared

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to the performance achieved as a result of the implementation of

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the energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current

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edition of the Florida Building Code.

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     (2) The commission shall identify in any code-support and

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compliance documentation the specific building options and

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elements available to meet the energy-efficiency performance

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requirements required under subsection (1). Energy-efficiency

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performance options and elements include, but are not limited

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to:

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     (a) Solar water heating;

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     (b) Energy-efficient appliances;

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     (c) Energy-efficient windows, doors, and skylights;

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     (d) Low solar-absorption roofs, also known as "cool

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roofs";

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     (e) Enhanced ceiling and wall insulation;

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     (f) Reduced-leak duct systems;

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     (g) Programmable thermostats; and

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     (h) Energy-efficient lighting systems.

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     Section 31. (1) The Florida Building Commission shall

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conduct a study to evaluate the energy-efficiency rating of new

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buildings and appliances. The study must include a review of the

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current energy-efficiency ratings and consumer labeling

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requirements contained in chapter 553, Florida Statutes. The

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commission shall submit a written report of its study to the

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President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives on or before February 1, 2009. The report must

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contain the commission's recommendations regarding the

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strengthening and integration of energy-efficiency ratings and

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labeling requirements.

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     (2) The provisions of this section expire July 1, 2009.

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     Section 32. (1) The Florida Building Commission shall

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conduct a study to evaluate opportunities to restructure the

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Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction to

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achieve long-range improvements to building energy performance.

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During such study, the commission shall address the integration

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of the Thermal Efficiency Code established in part V of chapter

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553, Florida Statutes, the Energy Conservation Standards Act

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established in part VI of chapter 553, Florida Statutes, and the

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Florida Building Energy-Efficiency Rating Act established in

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part VIII of chapter 553, Florida Statutes.

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     (2) The commission shall submit a report containing

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specific recommendations on the integration of the code and acts

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identified in subsection (1) to the President of the Senate and

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the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before

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February 1, 2009.

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     (3) The provisions of this section expire July 1, 2009.

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     Section 33. (1) The Department of Community Affairs, in

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conjunction with the Florida Energy Affordability Coalition,

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shall identify and review issues relating to the Low-Income Home

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Energy Assistance Program and the Weatherization Assistance

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Program, and identify recommendations that:

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     (a) Support customer health, safety, and well-being;

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     (b) Maximize available financial and energy-conservation

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assistance;

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     (c) Improve the quality of service to customers seeking

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assistance; and

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     (d) Educate customers to make informed decisions regarding

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energy use and conservation.

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     (2) On or before January 1, 2009, the department shall

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report its findings and any recommended statutory changes

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required to implement such findings to the President of the

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Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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     (3) The provisions of this section expire July 1, 2009.

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(Redesignate subsequent sections)

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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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     Delete line(s) 2116-2121

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and insert:

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2015; amending s. 553.77, F.S.; authorizing the commission to

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implement recommendations relating to energy efficiency in

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residential and commercial buildings; creating s. 553.886, F.S.;

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requiring that the Florida Building Code facilitate and promote

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the use of certain renewable energy technologies in buildings;

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creating s. 553.9061, F.S.; establishing a schedule of required

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increases in the energy performance of buildings subject to the

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Florida Building Code; providing a process for implementing

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goals to increase energy-efficiency performance in new

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buildings; providing a schedule for the implementation of such

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goals; identifying energy-efficiency performance options and

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elements available to meet energy-efficiency performance

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requirements; providing a schedule for the review and adoption

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of renewable energy-efficiency goals by the commission;

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requiring the commission to conduct a study to evaluate the

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energy-efficiency rating of new buildings and appliances;

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requiring the commission to submit a report to the President of

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the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or

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before a specified date; requiring the commission to conduct a

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study to evaluate opportunities to restructure the Florida

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Energy Code for Building Construction, including the integration

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of the Thermal Efficiency Code, the Energy Conservation

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Standards Act, and the Florida Building Energy-Efficiency Rating

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Act; requiring the commission to submit a report to the

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President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives on or before a specified date; directing the

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Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with the Florida

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Energy Affordability Council, to identify and review issues

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relating to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and

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the Weatherization Assistance Program; requiring the submission

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of a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of

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the House of Representatives on or before a specified date;

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providing for the expiration of certain study requirements;

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amending s. 553.957,

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3/13/2008  1:25:00 PM     EP.EP.04970