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Florida House Bill H1139

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to energy; amending s. 286.29, F.S.; 2
1616 revising the selection criteria for purchasing or 3
1717 leasing vehicles for state agency, college, or 4
1818 university or certain local government fleets; 5
19-requiring the Department of Management Services to 6
20-annually rank vehicles based on the lowest lifetime 7
21-ownership costs over a specified number of years and 8
22-to publish the rankings on the department's website; 9
23-providing that certain vehicles must be ranked at a 10
24-specified level unless an exception is approved by the 11
25-secretary of the department; exempting law enforcement 12
26-vehicles from the ranking requirement; removing a 13
27-provision requiring the use and procurement of ethanol 14
28-and biodiesel fuels; requiring the department, before 15
29-a specified date, to make recommendations to state 16
30-agencies and local governments relating to the 17
31-procurement and integration of electric and natural 18
32-gas fuel vehicles; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; revisi ng 19
33-the definition of the term "single -trade inspection"; 20
34-providing an effective date. 21
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36-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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38- Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 286.29, 25
19+removing a provision requiring the use and procurement 6
20+of ethanol and biodiesel fuels; requiring the 7
21+Department of Management Services, before a specified 8
22+date, to make recommendations to state agencies and 9
23+local governments relating to the procurement and 10
24+integration of electric vehicles; amending s. 553.791, 11
25+F.S.; revising the definition of the term "single -12
26+trade inspection"; providing an effective date. 13
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28+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of F lorida: 15
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30+ Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 286.29, 17
31+Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 18
32+ 286.29 Climate-friendly public business. —The Legislature 19
33+recognizes the importance of leadership by state government in 20
34+the area of energy efficienc y and in reducing the greenhouse gas 21
35+emissions of state government operations. The following shall 22
36+pertain to all state agencies when conducting public business: 23
37+ (4) When procuring new vehicles, all state agencies, state 24
38+universities, community colleges, and local governments that 25
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51-Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 26
52- 286.29 Climate-friendly public business. —The Legislature 27
53-recognizes the importance of leadership by state government in 28
54-the area of energy efficiency and in reducing the greenhouse gas 29
55-emissions of state government operations. The following shall 30
56-pertain to all state agencies when conducting public business: 31
57- (4) When procuring new vehicles, all state agencies, state 32
58-universities, community colleges, and local governments that 33
59-purchase vehicles under a state purchasing plan shall first 34
60-define the intended purpose for the vehicle and determine which 35
61-of the following use classes for which the vehicle is being 36
62-procured: 37
63- (a) State business travel, designated operator; 38
64- (b) State business travel, pool operators; 39
65- (c) Construction, agricultural, or maintenance work; 40
66- (d) Conveyance of passengers; 41
67- (e) Conveyance of building or maintenance materials and 42
68-supplies; 43
69- (f) Off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or all -terrain vehicle; 44
70- (g) Emergency response; or 45
71- (h) Other. 46
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73-Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being 48
74-processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected 49
75-based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs over 5 years as 50
51+purchase vehicles under a state purchasing plan shall first 26
52+define the intended purpose for the vehicle and determine which 27
53+of the following use classes for which the vehicle is being 28
54+procured: 29
55+ (a) State business travel, desig nated operator; 30
56+ (b) State business travel, pool operators; 31
57+ (c) Construction, agricultural, or maintenance work; 32
58+ (d) Conveyance of passengers; 33
59+ (e) Conveyance of building or maintenance materials and 34
60+supplies; 35
61+ (f) Off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or a ll-terrain vehicle; 36
62+ (g) Emergency response; or 37
63+ (h) Other. 38
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65+Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being 40
66+processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected 41
67+based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs, including costs 42
68+for fuel, operations, and maintenance, for the greatest fuel 43
69+efficiency available for a given use class when fuel economy 44
70+data are available. Exceptions may be made for individual 45
71+vehicles in paragraph (g) when accompanied, during the 46
72+procurement process, by d ocumentation indicating that the 47
73+operator or operators will exclusively be emergency first 48
74+responders or have special documented need for exceptional 49
75+vehicle performance characteristics. Any request for an 50
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88-determined by the Department of Management Services. The 51
89-department shall annually rank vehicles based on the lowest cost 52
90-of ownership over 5 years using available industry data and 53
91-publish the rankings on the department's website. Any vehicle 54
92-that is a sedan or a light truck and is purchased under a state 55
93-purchasing plan must be ranked in the top 5 of the department's 56
94-rankings unless an exception is approved by the secretary of the 57
95-department and the secretary states the reason for the 58
96-exception. Law enforcement vehicles are exempt from the top 5 59
97-ranking requirement for the greatest fuel efficiency available 60
98-for a given use class when fuel economy data are available. 61
99-Exceptions may be made for individual vehicles in paragraph (g) 62
100-when accompanied, during the procurement process, by 63
101-documentation indicating that the operator or operators will 64
102-exclusively be emergency first responders or have special 65
103-documented need for exceptional vehicle performance 66
104-characteristics. Any request for an exception must be approved 67
105-by the purchasing agency head and any exceptional performance 68
106-characteristics denoted as a part of the procurement process 69
107-prior to purchase. 70
108- (5) All state agencies shall use ethanol and biodiesel 71
109-blended fuels when available. State agencies administering 72
110-central fueling operations for state -owned vehicles shall 73
111-procure biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent 74
112-practicable. 75
88+exception must be approved by the purchasing agenc y head and any 51
89+exceptional performance characteristics denoted as a part of the 52
90+procurement process prior to purchase. 53
91+ (5) All state agencies shall use ethanol and biodiesel 54
92+blended fuels when available. State agencies administering 55
93+central fueling opera tions for state-owned vehicles shall 56
94+procure biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent 57
95+practicable. 58
96+ Section 2. Before July 1, 2023, the Department of 59
97+Management Services shall make recommendations to state 60
98+agencies, including state colleges and u niversities, and local 61
99+governments regarding the procurement of electric vehicles and 62
100+best practices for integrating such vehicles into existing 63
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102+ Section 3. Paragraph (p) of subsection (1) of section 65
103+553.791, Florida Statutes, is amended to read : 66
104+ 553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. — 67
105+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 68
106+ (p) "Single-trade inspection" means any inspection focused 69
107+on a single construction trade, such as plumbing, mechanical, or 70
108+electrical. The term includes, but is not limited to, 71
109+inspections of door or window replacements; fences and block 72
110+walls more than 6 feet high from the top of the wall to the 73
111+bottom of the footing; stucco or plastering; reroofing with no 74
112+structural alteration; HVAC replacements; installation of 75
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125- Section 2. Before July 1, 2023, the Department of 76
126-Management Services shall make recommendations to state 77
127-agencies, including state colleges and universities, and local 78
128-governments regarding the procurement of electric and natural 79
129-gas fuel vehicles and best practices for integrating such 80
130-vehicles into existing fleets. 81
131- Section 3. Paragraph (p) of subsection (1) of section 82
132-553.791, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 83
133- 553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. — 84
134- (1) As used in this section, the term: 85
135- (p) "Single-trade inspection" means any inspection focused 86
136-on a single construction trade, such as plumbing, mechanical, or 87
137-electrical. The term includes, but is not limited to, 88
138-inspections of door or window replacements; fences and block 89
139-walls more than 6 feet high from the top of the wall to the 90
140-bottom of the footing; stucco or plastering; reroofing with no 91
141-structural alteration; HVAC replacements; installation of 92
142-electric vehicle charging stations; solar energy and energy 93
143-storage installations or alterations; ductwork or fan 94
144-replacements; alteration or installation of wiring, lighting, 95
145-and service panels; water heater changeouts; sink replacements; 96
146-and repiping. 97
147- Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 98
125+electric vehicle charging stations; solar energy and energy 76
126+storage installations or alterations; ductwork or fan 77
127+replacements; alteration or installation of wiring, lighting, 78
128+and service panels; water heater changeouts; sink replacements; 79
129+and repiping. 80
130+ Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 81