Florida Senate - 2009 SB 2294 By Senator Wise 5-01628-09 20092294__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to environmental control; directing 3 the Department of Environmental Protection to develop 4 a plan for the implementation of an expedited 5 permitting process for nuclear power plants; directing 6 the department to develop a plan for the 7 implementation of an offshore drilling program; 8 providing requirements for the plans; requiring the 9 plans to be submitted to the Legislature by a 10 specified date; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. The Department of Environmental Protection is 15 directed to develop a plan, including legislative 16 recommendations, for the implementation of an expedited 17 permitting process for the development and construction of 18 nuclear power plants that reduces the amount of time for 19 granting such a permit by half. The plan must be submitted to 20 the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 21 Representatives no later than December 31, 2009. 22 Section 2. The Department of Environmental Protection is 23 directed to develop a plan, including legislative 24 recommendations, for the implementation of an offshore oil 25 drilling program. The plan must be submitted to the President of 26 the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no 27 later than December 31, 2009. 28 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.