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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to energy efficiency and conservation;

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amending s. 163.04, F.S.; revising provisions authorizing

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the use of solar collectors and other energy devices;

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providing for the installation of solar collectors on

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certain condominium roofs; amending s. 163.3177, F.S.;

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revising requirements for the future land use element of a

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local comprehensive plan to include energy-efficient land

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use patterns; requiring that the traffic-circulation

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element of a local comprehensive plan incorporate

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transportation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas

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emissions; requiring each unit of local government within

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an urbanized area to amend the transportation element of a

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local comprehensive plan to incorporate transportation

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strategies addressing reduction in greenhouse gas

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emissions; requiring local governments to adopt an energy

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element by January, 2011, as part of a local comprehensive

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plan; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; expanding required codes

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to be included in Florida Building Code updates; amending

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s. 553.74., F.S.; revising requirements for selecting

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members of the Florida Building Commission; revising

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membership of the commission; amending s. 553.77, F.S.;

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authorizing the commission to implement recommendations

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relating to energy efficiency in residential and

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commercial buildings; creating s. 553.886, F.S.; requiring

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that the Florida Building Code facilitate and promote the

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use of certain renewable energy technologies in buildings;

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

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required increases in the energy performance of buildings

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subject to the Florida Building Code; providing a process

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for implementing goals to increase energy-efficiency

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performance in new buildings; providing a schedule for the

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implementation of such goals; identifying energy-

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efficiency performance options and elements available to

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meet energy-efficiency performance requirements; providing

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a schedule for the review and adoption of renewable

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energy-efficiency goals by the commission; requiring the

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commission to conduct a study to evaluate the energy-

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efficiency rating of new buildings and appliances;

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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; requiring

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the commission to conduct a study to evaluate

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opportunities to restructure the Florida Energy Code for

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Building Construction, including the integration of the

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Thermal Efficiency Code, the Energy Conservation Standards

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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

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the Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with

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the Florida Energy Affordability Council, to identify and

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review issues relating to the Low-Income Home Energy

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Assistance Program and the Weatherization Assistance

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Program; requiring the submission of 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; providing

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for the expiration of certain study requirements;

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repealing s. 553.731 F.S.; relating to wind-borne debris

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protection requirements; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 163.04, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     163.04  Energy devices based on renewable resources.--

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     (2) A deed restriction, covenant, declaration, or similar

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binding agreement may not No deed restrictions, covenants, or

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similar binding agreements running with the land shall prohibit

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or have the effect of prohibiting solar collectors, clotheslines,

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or other energy devices based on renewable resources from being

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installed on buildings erected on the lots or parcels covered by

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the deed restriction, covenant, declaration, or binding agreement

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restrictions, covenants, or binding agreements. A property owner

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may not be denied permission to install solar collectors or other

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energy devices based on renewable resources by any entity granted

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the power or right in any deed restriction, covenant,

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declaration, or similar binding agreement to approve, forbid,

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control, or direct alteration of property with respect to

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residential dwellings including condominiums. not exceeding three

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stories in height. For purposes of this subsection, Such entity

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may determine the specific location where solar collectors may be

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installed on the roof within an orientation to the south or

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within 45° east or west of due south if provided that such

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determination does not impair the effective operation of the

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solar collectors. Solar collectors may be installed on a

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condominium roof that is considered a common element of the

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condominium association.

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     Section 2.  Paragraphs (a), (b), and (j) of subsection 6 of

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section 163.3177, Florida Statutes, are amended and paragraph (l)

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is added to that subsection, to read:

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     163.3177  Required and optional elements of comprehensive

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plan; studies and surveys.--

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     (6)  In addition to the requirements of subsections (1)-(5)

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and (12), the comprehensive plan shall include the following

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elements:

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     (a)  A future land use plan element designating proposed

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future general distribution, location, and extent of the uses of

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land for residential uses, commercial uses, industry,

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agriculture, recreation, conservation, education, public

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buildings and grounds, other public facilities, and other

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categories of the public and private uses of land. Counties are

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encouraged to designate rural land stewardship areas, pursuant to

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the provisions of paragraph (11)(d), as overlays on the future

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land use map. Each future land use category must be defined in

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terms of uses included, and must include standards to be followed

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in the control and distribution of population densities and

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building and structure intensities. The proposed distribution,

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location, and extent of the various categories of land use shall

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be shown on a land use map or map series which shall be

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supplemented by goals, policies, and measurable objectives. The

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future land use plan shall be based upon surveys, studies, and

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data regarding the area, including the amount of land required to

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accommodate anticipated growth; the projected population of the

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area; the character of undeveloped land; the availability of

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water supplies, public facilities, and services; the need for

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redevelopment, including the renewal of blighted areas and the

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elimination of nonconforming uses which are inconsistent with the

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character of the community; the compatibility of uses on lands

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adjacent to or closely proximate to military installations; the

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discouragement of urban sprawl; energy-efficient land use

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patterns; and, in rural communities, the need for job creation,

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capital investment, and economic development that will strengthen

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and diversify the community's economy. The future land use plan

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may designate areas for future planned development use involving

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combinations of types of uses for which special regulations may

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be necessary to ensure development in accord with the principles

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and standards of the comprehensive plan and this act. The future

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land use plan element shall include criteria to be used to

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achieve the compatibility of adjacent or closely proximate lands

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with military installations. In addition, for rural communities,

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the amount of land designated for future planned industrial use

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shall be based upon surveys and studies that reflect the need for

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job creation, capital investment, and the necessity to strengthen

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and diversify the local economies, and shall not be limited

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solely by the projected population of the rural community. The

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future land use plan of a county may also designate areas for

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possible future municipal incorporation. The land use maps or map

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series shall generally identify and depict historic district

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boundaries and shall designate historically significant

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properties meriting protection. For coastal counties, the future

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land use element must include, without limitation, regulatory

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incentives and criteria that encourage the preservation of

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recreational and commercial working waterfronts as defined in s.

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342.07. The future land use element must clearly identify the

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land use categories in which public schools are an allowable use.

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When delineating the land use categories in which public schools

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are an allowable use, a local government shall include in the

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categories sufficient land proximate to residential development

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to meet the projected needs for schools in coordination with

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public school boards and may establish differing criteria for

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schools of different type or size. Each local government shall

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include lands contiguous to existing school sites, to the maximum

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extent possible, within the land use categories in which public

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schools are an allowable use. The failure by a local government

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to comply with these school siting requirements will result in

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the prohibition of the local government's ability to amend the

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local comprehensive plan, except for plan amendments described in

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s. 163.3187(1)(b), until the school siting requirements are met.

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Amendments proposed by a local government for purposes of

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identifying the land use categories in which public schools are

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an allowable use are exempt from the limitation on the frequency

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of plan amendments contained in s. 163.3187. The future land use

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element shall include criteria that encourage the location of

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schools proximate to urban residential areas to the extent

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possible and shall require that the local government seek to

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collocate public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and

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community centers, with schools to the extent possible and to

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encourage the use of elementary schools as focal points for

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neighborhoods. For schools serving predominantly rural counties,

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defined as a county with a population of 100,000 or fewer, an

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agricultural land use category shall be eligible for the location

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of public school facilities if the local comprehensive plan

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contains school siting criteria and the location is consistent

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with such criteria. Local governments required to update or amend

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their comprehensive plan to include criteria and address

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compatibility of adjacent or closely proximate lands with

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existing military installations in their future land use plan

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element shall transmit the update or amendment to the department

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by June 30, 2006.

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     (b)  A traffic circulation element consisting of the types,

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locations, and extent of existing and proposed major

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thoroughfares and transportation routes, including bicycle and

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pedestrian ways. Transportation corridors, as defined in s.

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334.03, may be designated in the traffic circulation element

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pursuant to s. 337.273. If the transportation corridors are

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designated, the local government may adopt a transportation

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corridor management ordinance. The traffic circulation element

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shall incorporate transportation strategies to address reduction

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in greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

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     (j)  For each unit of local government within an urbanized

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area designated for purposes of s. 339.175, a transportation

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element, which shall be prepared and adopted in lieu of the

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requirements of paragraph (b) and paragraphs (7)(a), (b), (c),

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and (d) and which shall address the following issues:

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     1.  Traffic circulation, including major thoroughfares and

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other routes, including bicycle and pedestrian ways.

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     2.  All alternative modes of travel, such as public

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transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle travel.

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     3.  Parking facilities.

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     4.  Aviation, rail, seaport facilities, access to those

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facilities, and intermodal terminals.

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     5.  The availability of facilities and services to serve

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existing land uses and the compatibility between future land use

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and transportation elements.

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     6.  The capability to evacuate the coastal population prior

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to an impending natural disaster.

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     7.  Airports, projected airport and aviation development,

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and land use compatibility around airports.

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     8.  An identification of land use densities, building

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intensities, and transportation management programs to promote

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public transportation systems in designated public transportation

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corridors so as to encourage population densities sufficient to

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support such systems.

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     9.  May include transportation corridors, as defined in s.

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334.03, intended for future transportation facilities designated

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pursuant to s. 337.273. If transportation corridors are

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designated, the local government may adopt a transportation

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corridor management ordinance.

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     10. The incorporation of transportation strategies to

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address reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the

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transportation sector.

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     (l) By January 1, 2011, an energy element consisting of

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existing and future electric power generation and transmission

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systems. Additionally, the energy element must address efforts to

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encourage the following:

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     1. Energy conservation;

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     2. Energy efficiency;

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     3. Use of renewable energy resources; and

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     4. Greenhouse gas reduction strategies.

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     Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section

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553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     553.73  Florida Building Code.--

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     (6)(a)  The commission, by rule adopted pursuant to ss.

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120.536(1) and 120.54, shall update the Florida Building Code

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every 3 years. When updating the Florida Building Code, the

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commission shall select the most current version of the

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International Building Code, the International Fuel Gas Code, the

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International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code,

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the International Energy Conservation Code, and the International

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Residential Code, all of which are adopted by the International

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Code Council, and the National Electrical Code, which is adopted

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by the National Fire Protection Association, to form the

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foundation codes of the updated Florida Building Code, if the

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version has been adopted by the applicable model code entity and

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made available to the public at least 6 months prior to its

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selection by the commission.

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     Section 4.  Subsection (1) of section 553.74, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     553.74  Florida Building Commission.--

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     (1)  The Florida Building Commission is created and shall be

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located within the Department of Community Affairs for

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administrative purposes. Members shall be appointed by the

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Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission

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shall be composed of 23 members, consisting of the following:

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     (a)  One architect registered to practice in this state and

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actively engaged in the profession. The American Institute of

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Architects, Florida Section, is encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (b)  One structural engineer registered to practice in this

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state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida

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Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (c)  One air-conditioning or mechanical contractor certified

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to do business in this state and actively engaged in the

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profession. The Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Association

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and the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors

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Association are encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for

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consideration.

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     (d)  One electrical contractor certified to do business in

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this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida

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Electrical Contractors Association is encouraged to recommend a

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list of candidates for consideration.

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     (e)  One member from fire protection engineering or

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technology who is actively engaged in the profession. The Florida

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Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and the

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Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are encouraged

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to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (f)  One general contractor certified to do business in this

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state and actively engaged in the profession. The Associated

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Builders and Contractors of Florida and the Florida Associated

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General Contractors Council are encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (g)  One plumbing contractor licensed to do business in this

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state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida

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Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors is

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encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (h)  One roofing or sheet metal contractor certified to do

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business in this state and actively engaged in the profession.

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The Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors

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Association is encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for

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consideration.

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     (i)  One residential contractor licensed to do business in

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this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida

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Home Builders Association is encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (j)  Three members who are municipal or district codes

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enforcement officials, one of whom is also a fire official. The

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Building Officials Association of Florida and the Florida Fire

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Marshals and Inspectors Association are encouraged to recommend a

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list of candidates for consideration.

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     (k)  One member who represents the Department of Financial

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Services.

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     (l)  One member who is a county codes enforcement official.

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The Building Officials Association of Florida is encouraged to

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recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (m)  One member of a Florida-based organization of persons

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with disabilities or a nationally chartered organization of

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persons with disabilities with chapters in this state.

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     (n)  One member of the manufactured buildings industry who

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is licensed to do business in this state and is actively engaged

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in the industry. The Florida Manufactured Housing Association is

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encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (o)  One mechanical or electrical engineer registered to

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practice in this state and actively engaged in the profession.

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The Florida Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a list

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of candidates for consideration.

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     (p)  One member who is a representative of a municipality or

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a charter county. The Florida League of Cities and Florida

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Association of Counties are encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (q)  One member of the building products manufacturing

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industry who is authorized to do business in this state and is

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actively engaged in the industry. The Florida Building Material

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Association, Florida Concrete and Products Association, and

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Fenestration Manufacturers Association are encouraged to

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recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (r)  One member who is a representative of the building

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owners and managers industry who is actively engaged in

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commercial building ownership or management. The Building Owners

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and Managers Association is encouraged to recommend a list of

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candidates for consideration.

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     (s)  One member who is a representative of the insurance

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industry. The Florida Insurance Council is encouraged to

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recommend a list of candidates for consideration.

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     (t)  One member who is a representative of public education.

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     (u) One member who is a swimming pool contractor licensed

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to do business in this state and actively engaged in the

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profession. The Florida Swimming Pool Association is encouraged

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to recommend a list of candidates for consideration who shall be

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the chair.

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One of the 23 members shall be designated the chair of the

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commission. Any person serving on the commission under paragraph

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(c) or paragraph (h) on October 1, 2003, and who has served less

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than two full terms is eligible for reappointment to the

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commission regardless of whether he or she meets the new

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qualification.

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     Section 5.  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 6.  Section 553.886, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     553.886 Energy-efficiency technologies.--The provisions of

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the Florida Building Code must facilitate and promote the use of

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cost-effective energy conservation, energy-demand management, and

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renewable energy technologies in buildings.

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     Section 7.  Section 553.9061, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     553.9061 Scheduled increases in thermal efficiency

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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 process

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established for updates to the Florida Building Code in s.

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553.73:

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     (a) Include requirements in the 2010 edition of the Florida

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Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency performance of

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new buildings by at least 20 percent as compared to the

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performance achieved as a result of the implementation of the

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energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current edition of

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the Florida Building Code;

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     (b) Include requirements in the 2013 edition of the Florida

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Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency performance of

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new buildings by at least 30 percent as compared to the

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performance achieved as a result of the implementation of the

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energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current edition of

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the Florida Building Code;

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     (c) Include requirements in the 2016 edition of the Florida

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Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency performance of

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new buildings by at least 40 percent as compared to the

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performance achieved as a result of the implementation of the

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energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current edition of

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the Florida Building Code; and

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     (d) Include requirements in the 2019 edition of the Florida

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Building Code to increase the energy-efficiency performance of

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new buildings by at least 50 percent as compared to the

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performance achieved as a result of the implementation of the

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energy-efficiency provisions contained in the current edition of

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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 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 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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     (3) The Florida Energy Commission shall review the energy-

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efficiency goals established in subsection (1) at least once

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every 3 years, and such review must be completed before the

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triennial code-adoption process established in s. 553.73.

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     Section 8. (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 9. (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 part

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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 February

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1, 2009.

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

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     Section 10. (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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     Section 11. Section 553.731, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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     Section 12.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.