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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Energy Transition Task Force; 2
creating the task force adjunct to the Department of 3
Agriculture and Consumer Services for a specified 4
purpose; providing for the membership and duties of 5
the task force; requiring the department to provide 6
staffing and administrative support to the task force; 7
requiring the task force to submit a report to certain 8
officials by a specified date; providing f or 9
expiration of the task force ; providing an effective 10
date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Energy Transition Task Force. — 15
(1) The Energy Transition Task Force, a task force as 16
defined in s. 20.03(8), Flor ida Statutes, is created adjunct to 17
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide 18
recommendations for fostering a fair and equitable transition of 19
the state's energy infrastructure to renewable energy 20
technologies within minority, underser ved, rural, and low-income 21
communities. The task force shall comply with the requirements 22
of s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. 23
(2) The task force shall consist, at a minimum, of the 24
following 11 members who reflect the ethnic and gender diversity 25
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of the state: 26
(a) The following private citizen members appointed by the 27
Commissioner of Agriculture: 28
1. Four representatives from minority, underserved, rural, 29
or low-income communities from different regions of the state. 30
2. At least one environmental justice expert. 31
3. At least one representative from the electrical workers 32
profession. 33
4. At least two energy industry liaisons representing 34
utility and solar energy interests. 35
5. At least one representative from a statewide 36
environmentally focused group. 37
(b) One member appointed by the President of the Senate. 38
(c) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 39
Representatives. 40
(3) The task force shall: 41
(a) Recommend appropriate policies, including any 42
necessary statutory changes, for the equitable siting of energy 43
infrastructure throughout the state, including, but not limited 44
to: 45
1. The siting of utility -scale solar arrays in 46
nonresidential neighborhoods, nonrural residential communities, 47
and rural communities; and 48
2. The siting of industrial solar array facility sites in 49
a manner compatible with county or municipality comprehensive 50
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plans. 51
(b) Examine strategies to assist minority, underserved, 52
rural, and low-income communities in transitioning to energy 53
efficiency, including energy -efficient appliances, 54
weatherization, and other methods, to benefit from lower energy 55
costs. 56
(4) The department shall provide staffing and 57
administrative support to the task force in performing its 58
duties. 59
(5) The task force shall submit a report of its 60
recommendations to the Governor, the Commissioner of 61
Agriculture, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 62
House of Representatives by September 30, 2024, and this section 63
shall expire upon submission of th e report. 64
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 65