Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1462 Barcode 709964 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: FAV . 04/06/2009 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Constantine) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 403.7032, 6 Florida Statutes, to read: 7 403.7032 Recycling.— 8 (4) The Department of Environmental Protection in 9 cooperation with the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic 10 Development shall create the Recycling Business Assistance 11 Center by July 1, 2010. The purpose of the center shall be to 12 serve as the mechanism for coordination among state agencies and 13 the private sector to coordinate policy and overall strategic 14 planning for developing new markets and expanding and enhancing 15 existing markets for recyclable materials in this state, other 16 states, and foreign countries. The duties of the center must 17 include, at a minimum: 18 (a) Identifying and developing new markets and expanding 19 and enhancing existing markets for recyclable materials; 20 (b) Pursuing expanded end uses for recycled materials; 21 (c) Targeting materials for concentrated market development 22 efforts; 23 (d) Developing proposals for new incentives for market 24 development, particularly focusing on targeted materials; 25 (e) Providing guidance on issues such as permitting, 26 finance options for recycling market development, site location, 27 research and development, grant program criteria for recycled 28 materials markets, recycling markets education and information, 29 and minimum content; 30 (f) Coordinating the efforts of various governmental 31 entities with market development responsibilities to optimize 32 supply and demand for recyclable materials; 33 (g) Evaluating source-reduced products as they relate to 34 state procurement policy. The evaluation shall include, but is 35 not limited to, the environmental and economic impact of source 36 reduced product purchases to the state. For the purposes of this 37 subsection, "source-reduced" means any method, process, product, 38 or technology which significantly or substantially reduces the 39 volume or weight of a product while providing, at a minimum, 40 equivalent or generally similar performance and service to and 41 for the users of such materials; 42 (h) Providing innovative solid waste management grants, 43 pursuant to s. 403.7095, to reduce the flow of solid waste to 44 disposal facilities and encourage the sustainable recovery of 45 materials from Florida’s waste stream; 46 (i) Providing below market financing for companies that 47 manufacture products from recycled materials or convert 48 recyclable materials into raw materials for use in 49 manufacturing, pursuant to the Florida Recycling Loan program as 50 administered by the Florida First Capital Finance Corporation; 51 (j) Maintaining a continuously updated on-line directory, 52 listing the public and private entities that collect, transport, 53 broker, process or remanufacture recyclable materials in 54 Florida. 55 (k) Providing information on the availability and benefits 56 of using recycled materials to private entities and industries 57 in the state; and 58 (l) Distributing any materials prepared in implementing 59 this subsection to the public, private entities, industries, 60 governmental entities, or other organizations upon request. 61 Section 2. Subsection (11) is added to section 14.2015, 62 Florida Statutes, to read: 63 14.2015 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development; 64 creation; powers and duties.— 65 (11) The Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development 66 in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection 67 shall create the Recycling Business Assistance Center by July 1, 68 2010, pursuant to the requirements of subsection (4) of section 69 403.7032. In carrying out its duties under this subsection, the 70 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall consult 71 with Enterprise Florida, Inc., and with state agency personnel 72 appointed to serve as economic development liaisons under s. 73 288.021. 74 Section 3. Section 288.1185, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 75 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. 76 77 78 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 79 And the title is amended as follows: 80 Delete everything before the enacting clause 81 and insert: 82 An act relating to recycling; amending ss. 403.7032, and 83 14.2015, F.S.; directing the Department of Environmental 84 Protection and the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic 85 Development to create the Recycling Business Assistance Center; 86 providing requirements; authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade 87 and Economic Development to consult with Enterprise Florida, 88 Inc., and other state agency personnel; repealing s. 288.1185, 89 F.S.; providing an effective date. 90