Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1285 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to the Energy Equity Task Force; 2
16	16	creating the task force adjunct to the Department of 3
17	17	Agriculture and Consumer Services for a specified 4
18	18	purpose; providing for the membership and duties of 5
19	19	the task force; requiring the department to provide 6
20	20	staffing and administrative support to the task force; 7
21	21	requiring the task force to submit a report to certain 8
22	22	officials by a specified date; providing f or 9
23	23	expiration of the task force; providing an effective 10
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Energy Equity Task Force. — 15
29	29	(1) The Energy Equity Task Force, a task force as defined 16
30	30	in s. 20.03(8), Florida Stat utes, is created adjunct to the 17
31	31	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide 18
32	32	recommendations for fostering a fair and equitable transition of 19
33	33	this state's energy infrastructure to renewable energy 20
34	34	technologies within minority, underserved, ru ral, and low-income 21
35	35	communities. The task force shall comply with the requirements 22
36	36	of s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. 23
37	37	(2) The task force shall consist, at a minimum, of the 24
38	38	following 11 members who reflect the ethnic and gender diversity 25
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52	52	(a) The following private citizen members appointed by the 27
53	53	Commissioner of Agriculture: 28
54	54	1. Four representatives from minority, underserved, rural, 29
55	55	or low-income communities from different regions of this state. 30
56	56	2. At least two environmental justice exper ts. 31
57	57	3. At least two energy industry liaisons. 32
58	58	4. At least one representative from a statewide 33
59	59	environmentally focused group. 34
60	60	(b) One member appointed by the President of the Senate. 35
61	61	(c) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 36
62	62	Representatives. 37
63	63	(3) The task force shall: 38
64	64	(a) Recommend appropriate policies, including any 39
65	65	necessary statutory changes, for the equitable siting of energy 40
66	66	infrastructure throughout this state, including, but not limited 41
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68	68	1. The siting of utility -scale solar arrays in 43
69	69	nonresidential neighborhoods, nonrural residential communities, 44
70	70	and rural communities; and 45
71	71	2. The siting of industrial solar array facility sites in 46
72	72	a manner compatible with county or municipality comprehen sive 47
73	73	plans. 48
74	74	(b) Examine strategies to assist minority, underserved, 49
75	75	rural, and low-income communities in transitioning to energy 50
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88	88	efficiency, including energy -efficient appliances, 51
89	89	weatherization, and other methods to benefit from lower energy 52
90	90	costs. 53
91	91	(4) The department shall provide staffing and 54
92	92	administrative support to the task force in performing its 55
93	93	duties. 56
94	94	(5) The task force shall submit an interim report of its 57
95	95	recommendations to the Governor, the Commissioner of 58
96	96	Agriculture, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 59
97	97	House of Representatives by September 30, 2023. 60
98	98	(6) This section expires July 1, 2025. 61
99	99	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 62