Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 284
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/14/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Finance and Tax (Brodeur) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 23 - 103
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 286.29,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         286.29 Climate-friendly public business.—The Legislature
    8  recognizes the importance of leadership by state government in
    9  the area of energy efficiency and in reducing the greenhouse gas
   10  emissions of state government operations. The following shall
   11  pertain to all state agencies when conducting public business:
   12         (4) When procuring new vehicles, all state agencies, state
   13  universities, community colleges, and local governments that
   14  purchase vehicles under a state purchasing plan shall first
   15  define the intended purpose for the vehicle and determine which
   16  of the following use classes for which the vehicle is being
   17  procured:
   18         (a) State business travel, designated operator;
   19         (b) State business travel, pool operators;
   20         (c) Construction, agricultural, or maintenance work;
   21         (d) Conveyance of passengers;
   22         (e) Conveyance of building or maintenance materials and
   23  supplies;
   24         (f) Off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or all-terrain vehicle;
   25         (g) Emergency response; or
   26         (h) Other.
   27  
   28  Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being
   29  processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected
   30  based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs, including costs
   31  for operations, maintenance, and fuel when fuel economy data is
   32  available, for the greatest fuel efficiency available for a
   33  given use class when fuel economy data are available. Exceptions
   34  may be made for individual vehicles in paragraph (g) when
   35  accompanied, during the procurement process, by documentation
   36  indicating that the operator or operators will exclusively be
   37  emergency first responders or have special documented need for
   38  exceptional vehicle performance characteristics. Any request for
   39  an exception must be approved by the purchasing agency head and
   40  any exceptional performance characteristics denoted as a part of
   41  the procurement process prior to purchase.
   42         (5) When a state agency purchases a vehicle with an
   43  internal combustion engine, it must All state agencies shall use
   44  ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels when available. State
   45  agencies administering central fueling operations for state
   46  owned vehicles with an internal combustion engine shall procure
   47  biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent practicable.
   48         Section 2. Before July 1, 2024, the Department of
   49  Management Services shall make recommendations to state
   50  agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local
   51  governments regarding the procurement of electric and natural
   52  gas fuel vehicles and other vehicles powered by renewable energy
   53  as defined in s. 366.91(2), Florida Statutes, and best practices
   54  for integrating such
   55  
   56  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   57  And the title is amended as follows:
   58         Delete lines 2 - 16
   59  and insert:
   60         An act relating to energy; amending s. 286.29, F.S.;
   61         revising the selection criteria for purchasing or
   62         leasing vehicles for state agencies, state
   63         universities, community colleges, and local
   64         governments under a state purchasing plan; specifying
   65         that, if available, a state agency must use certain
   66         fuels in vehicles with internal combustion engines;
   67         requiring the Department of Management Services,
   68         before a specified date, to make recommendations to
   69         state agencies, state universities, community
   70         colleges, and local governments relating to the
   71         procurement and integration of electric and natural
   72         gas fuel vehicles and other vehicles powered by
   73         renewable energy;