Florida Senate - 2009                                    SB 2370
       
       
       
       By Senator Gaetz
       
       
       
       
       4-01888-09                                            20092370__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state purchasing of vehicles;
    3         providing definitions; requiring state agencies, state
    4         universities, and certain local governments to
    5         purchase hybrid, flex-fuel, or biodiesel vehicles if
    6         such vehicles are available; authorizing the
    7         Department of Management Services to adopt rules;
    8         providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. State purchasing of vehicles.—
   13         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   14         (a) “Hybrid vehicle” has the same meaning as in s.
   15  316.0741, Florida Statutes.
   16         (b) “Flex-fuel vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to
   17  run on gasoline or a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol.
   18         (c) “Biodiesel vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to
   19  run on biodiesel. For the purposes of this section, the term
   20  “biodiesel” means mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids
   21  derived from plant or animal matter for use as a source of
   22  energy and meeting the specifications for biodiesel and
   23  biodiesel blends with petroleum products as adopted by the
   24  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Biodiesel may
   25  refer to biodiesel blends designated BXX, where XX represents
   26  the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel in the blend.
   27         (2) Any new motor vehicle purchased after January 1, 2010,
   28  by a state agency, state university, or local government through
   29  any state-purchasing plan must be a hybrid, flex-fuel, or
   30  biodiesel vehicle if such vehicle is available and otherwise
   31  meets the requirements for the vehicle's intended use.
   32         (3) The Department of Management Services, by October 1,
   33  2009, shall adopt rules that establish criteria and procedures
   34  for the purchase of hybrid, flex-fuel, and biodiesel vehicles.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.