Florida Senate - 2023 SB 284 By Senator Brodeur 10-00301-23 2023284__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to energy; amending s. 286.29, F.S.; 3 revising the selection criteria for purchasing or 4 leasing vehicles for state agencies, state 5 universities, community colleges, and local 6 governments under a state purchasing plan; deleting a 7 provision requiring the use and procurement of ethanol 8 and biodiesel blended fuels; requiring the Department 9 of Management Services, before a specified date, to 10 make recommendations to state agencies, state 11 universities, community colleges, and local 12 governments relating to the procurement and 13 integration of electric and natural gas fuel vehicles; 14 amending s. 553.791, F.S.; revising the definition of 15 the term single-trade inspection; providing an 16 effective date. 17 18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19 20 Section 1.Subsections (4) and (5) of section 286.29, 21 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 22 286.29Climate-friendly public business.The Legislature 23 recognizes the importance of leadership by state government in 24 the area of energy efficiency and in reducing the greenhouse gas 25 emissions of state government operations. The following shall 26 pertain to all state agencies when conducting public business: 27 (4)When procuring new vehicles, all state agencies, state 28 universities, community colleges, and local governments that 29 purchase vehicles under a state purchasing plan shall first 30 define the intended purpose for the vehicle and determine which 31 of the following use classes for which the vehicle is being 32 procured: 33 (a)State business travel, designated operator; 34 (b)State business travel, pool operators; 35 (c)Construction, agricultural, or maintenance work; 36 (d)Conveyance of passengers; 37 (e)Conveyance of building or maintenance materials and 38 supplies; 39 (f)Off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or all-terrain vehicle; 40 (g)Emergency response; or 41 (h)Other. 42 43 Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being 44 processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected 45 based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs, including costs 46 for fuel, operations, and maintenance, for the greatest fuel 47 efficiency available for a given use class when fuel economy 48 data are available. Exceptions may be made for individual 49 vehicles in paragraph (g) when accompanied, during the 50 procurement process, by documentation indicating that the 51 operator or operators will exclusively be emergency first 52 responders or have special documented need for exceptional 53 vehicle performance characteristics. Any request for an 54 exception must be approved by the purchasing agency head and any 55 exceptional performance characteristics denoted as a part of the 56 procurement process prior to purchase. 57 (5)All state agencies shall use ethanol and biodiesel 58 blended fuels when available. State agencies administering 59 central fueling operations for state-owned vehicles shall 60 procure biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent 61 practicable. 62 Section 2.Before July 1, 2024, the Department of 63 Management Services shall make recommendations to state 64 agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local 65 governments regarding the procurement of electric and natural 66 gas fuel vehicles and best practices for integrating such 67 vehicles into existing fleets. 68 Section 3.Paragraph (p) of subsection (1) of section 69 553.791, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 70 553.791Alternative plans review and inspection. 71 (1)As used in this section, the term: 72 (p)Single-trade inspection means any inspection focused 73 on a single construction trade, such as plumbing, mechanical, or 74 electrical. The term includes, but is not limited to, 75 inspections of door or window replacements; fences and block 76 walls more than 6 feet high from the top of the wall to the 77 bottom of the footing; stucco or plastering; reroofing with no 78 structural alteration; HVAC replacements; installation of 79 electric vehicle charging stations; solar energy and energy 80 storage installations or alterations; ductwork or fan 81 replacements; alteration or installation of wiring, lighting, 82 and service panels; water heater changeouts; sink replacements; 83 and repiping. 84 Section 4.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.