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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to solar photovoltaic facility 2
development; providing a short title; directing the 3
Department of Environmental Protection, in 4
coordination with the Office of Energy within the 5
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to 6
conduct a study of brownfield sites and closed 7
landfill sites to determine viable locations for 8
redevelopment as solar photovoltaic facilities; 9
providing study requirements ; directing the department 10
to submit a report to the Governor, Legislature, 11
Florida Public Service Commission, and regional 12
planning council chairs by a specified date; providing 13
an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flor ida: 16
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Section 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "Brownfields 18
to Brightfields Act." 19
(2) The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in 20
coordination with the Office of Energy within the Department of 21
Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall conduct a study of 22
brownfield sites as defined in s. 288.107(1)(b) and closed 23
landfill sites to determine viable sites for redevelopment as 24
solar photovoltaic facilities. 25
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(3) The study must include, at a minimum: 26
(a) A list of brownfield sites and closed landfill sites 27
with potential for redevelopment as solar photovoltaic 28
facilities, divided into high, medium, and low potential. The 29
list must be based on: 30
1. Site characteristics including physical, legal, and 31
zoning barriers to redevelopment. 32
2. Proximity to existing energy generation and 33
transmission infrastructure. 34
3. Proximity to current and projected population centers. 35
4. Environmental justice considerations, including, but 36
not limited to, the interim final recommendations of the 37
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council dated May 13, 38
2021. 39
(b) An assessment of the potential and logistics for solar 40
energy generation from a diverse subset of high to medium 41
potential sites for redevelopment, including a cost -benefit 42
analysis. Potential sites must vary in lot size, geographic 43
proximity to current and projected population centers, and 44
geographic region. 45
(c) An analysis of the potential costs and benefits of 46
installing solar photovoltaic facilities to adjacent 47
communities. 48
(d) A list of recommended local and state policy changes 49
to facilitate the redevelopment of brownfield and landfill sites 50
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into solar photovoltaic facilities. 51
(4) The department shall submit a report on the findings 52
and recommendations of the study to the Governor, President of 53
the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Florida 54
Public Service Commission, and chairs of each Florida Regional 55
Planning Council by August 1, 2023. 56
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 57