Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0745 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to solar photovoltaic facility 2
16	16	development; providing a short title; directing the 3
17	17	Department of Environmental Protection, in 4
18	18	coordination with the Office of Energy within the 5
19	19	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to 6
20	20	conduct a study of brownfield sites and closed 7
21	21	landfill sites to determine viable locations for 8
22	22	redevelopment as solar photovoltaic facilities; 9
23	23	providing study requirements ; directing the department 10
24	24	to submit a report to the Governor, Legislature, 11
25	25	Florida Public Service Commission, and regional 12
26	26	planning council chairs by a specified date; providing 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flor ida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "Brownfields 18
32	32	to Brightfields Act." 19
33	33	(2) The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in 20
34	34	coordination with the Office of Energy within the Department of 21
35	35	Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall conduct a study of 22
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37	37	landfill sites to determine viable sites for redevelopment as 24
38	38	solar photovoltaic facilities. 25
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52	52	(a) A list of brownfield sites and closed landfill sites 27
53	53	with potential for redevelopment as solar photovoltaic 28
54	54	facilities, divided into high, medium, and low potential. The 29
55	55	list must be based on: 30
56	56	1. Site characteristics including physical, legal, and 31
57	57	zoning barriers to redevelopment. 32
58	58	2. Proximity to existing energy generation and 33
59	59	transmission infrastructure. 34
60	60	3. Proximity to current and projected population centers. 35
61	61	4. Environmental justice considerations, including, but 36
62	62	not limited to, the interim final recommendations of the 37
63	63	National Environmental Justice Advisory Council dated May 13, 38
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65	65	(b) An assessment of the potential and logistics for solar 40
66	66	energy generation from a diverse subset of high to medium 41
67	67	potential sites for redevelopment, including a cost -benefit 42
68	68	analysis. Potential sites must vary in lot size, geographic 43
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70	70	geographic region. 45
71	71	(c) An analysis of the potential costs and benefits of 46
72	72	installing solar photovoltaic facilities to adjacent 47
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74	74	(d) A list of recommended local and state policy changes 49
75	75	to facilitate the redevelopment of brownfield and landfill sites 50
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88	88	into solar photovoltaic facilities. 51
89	89	(4) The department shall submit a report on the findings 52
90	90	and recommendations of the study to the Governor, President of 53
91	91	the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Florida 54
92	92	Public Service Commission, and chairs of each Florida Regional 55
93	93	Planning Council by August 1, 2023. 56
94	94	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 57