| 1 | Representative Williams, A. offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 656 and 657, insert: |
| 5 | Section 8. The tax levied under chapter 212, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, may not be collected on the sale of: |
| 7 | (1)(a) Energy-efficient products with a sales price of |
| 8 | $1,500 or less per product purchased for noncommercial home or |
| 9 | personal use during the 4-day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on |
| 10 | the first Thursday in October each year. |
| 11 | (b) As used in this subsection, the term "energy-efficient |
| 12 | product" means any dishwasher, clothes washer, air conditioner, |
| 13 | ceiling fan, fluorescent light bulb, dehumidifier, programmable |
| 14 | thermostat, refrigerator, door, or window the energy efficiency |
| 15 | of which has been designated by the United States Environmental |
| 16 | Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy as |
| 17 | meeting or exceeding each such agency's energy-saving efficiency |
| 18 | requirements or has been designated as meeting or exceeding such |
| 19 | requirements under each such agency's Energy Star Program. |
| 20 | (2) This section does not apply to rentals; to purchases |
| 21 | for trade, business, or resale; or to sales within a theme park |
| 22 | or entertainment complex as defined in s. 509.013(9), Florida |
| 23 | Statutes, within a public lodging establishment as defined in s. |
| 24 | 509.013(4), Florida Statutes, or within an airport as defined in |
| 25 | s. 330.27(2), Florida Statutes. |
| 26 | (3) Notwithstanding chapter 120, Florida Statutes, the |
| 27 | Department of Revenue may adopt rules to carry out this section. |
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| 32 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 33 | Between lines 24 and 25, insert: |
| 34 | specifying a period each year during which sales of certain |
| 35 | energy-efficient products are exempt from the tax; providing |
| 36 | definitions; providing exceptions; authorizing the Department of |
| 37 | Revenue to adopt rules; |