Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0803 Compare Versions

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10	10	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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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to alternative fuel fleet vehicle 2
16	16	rebates; amending s. 377.810, F.S.; renaming the 3
17	17	natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program as the 4
18	18	alternative fuel fleet vehicle rebate program; 5
19	19	defining and redefining terms; revising the program to 6
20	20	include rebates for certain fleet vehicles powered by 7
21	21	alternative fuels, rather than only for fleet vehicles 8
22	22	fueled by natural gas; requiring such fleet v ehicles 9
23	23	to comply with specified emission standards; requiring 10
24	24	the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 11
25	25	adopt rules by a specified date; requiring the 12
26	26	department to submit an annual assessment of the 13
27	27	program to the Governor and the Legislatur e by a 14
28	28	specified date; removing obsolete language ; providing 15
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31	31	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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33	33	Section 1. Section 377.810, Florida Statutes, is reordered 20
34	34	and amended to read: 21
35	35	377.810 Alternative Natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate 22
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37	37	(1) CREATION AND PURPOSE OF PROGRAM. —There is created 24
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47	47	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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51	51	alternative a natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program. The 26
52	52	purpose of the this program is to help reduce transportation 27
53	53	costs in this state and encourage freight mobility investments 28
54	54	that contribute to the economic growth of the state. 29
55	55	(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: 30
56	56	(b)(a) "Conversion costs" means the excess cost a ssociated 31
57	57	with retrofitting a diesel or gasoline powered motor vehicle to 32
58	58	an alternative a natural gas fuel powered motor vehicle. 33
59	59	(c)(b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture 34
60	60	and Consumer Services. 35
61	61	(d) "Electric" means a power source that u ses electricity 36
62	62	produced by rechargeable storage batteries to power a motor 37
63	63	vehicle. 38
64	64	(e)(c) "Eligible costs" means the cost of conversion or 39
65	65	the incremental cost incurred by an applicant in connection with 40
66	66	an investment in the conversion, purchase, or le ase lasting at 41
67	67	least 5 years, of an alternative fuel a natural gas fleet 42
68	68	vehicle placed into service on or after July 1, 2024 2013. The 43
69	69	term does not include costs for project development, fueling 44
70	70	stations, or other fueling infrastructure. 45
71	71	(f)(d) "Fleet vehicles" means three or more motor vehicles 46
72	72	registered in this state and used for commercial business or 47
73	73	governmental purposes. 48
74	74	(g) "Hybrid" means a power source that draws propulsion 49
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90	90	(h)(e) "Incremental costs" means the excess costs 53
91	91	associated with the purchase or lease of an alternative a 54
92	92	natural gas fuel motor vehicle as compared to an equivalent 55
93	93	diesel- or gasoline-powered motor vehicle. 56
94	94	(i) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in s. 57
95	95	206.01(23). 58
96	96	(a)(f) "Alternative Natural gas fuel" means any liquefied 59
97	97	petroleum gas product ; hybrid, electric, or compressed natural 60
98	98	gas product;, or combination thereof used in a motor vehicle . 61
99	99	The as defined in s. 206.01(23). This term includes, but is not 62
100	100	limited to, all forms of fuel commonly or commercially known or 63
101	101	sold as natural gasoline, butane gas, propane gas, or any other 64
102	102	form of liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, or 65
103	103	liquefied natural gas. The This term does not include natural 66
104	104	gas or liquefied petroleum placed in a separate tank of a motor 67
105	105	vehicle for cooking, heating, water heating, or elec tric 68
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107	107	(3) ALTERNATIVE NATURAL GAS FUEL FLEET VEHICLE REBATE. —The 70
108	108	department shall award rebates for eligible costs as defined in 71
109	109	this section. Forty percent of the annual allocation must shall 72
110	110	be reserved for governmental applicants, with the remaining 73
111	111	funds allocated for commercial applicants. A rebate may not 74
112	112	exceed 50 percent of the eligible costs of an alternative a 75
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125	125	natural gas fuel fleet vehicle with a dedicated alternative or 76
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127	127	or after July 1, 2024 2013. An applicant is eligible to receive 78
128	128	a maximum rebate of $25,000 per vehicle up to a total of 79
129	129	$250,000 per fiscal year. Between June 1 and June 30 of each 80
130	130	fiscal year, the department may receive additional applications 81
131	131	from applicants that have met the program maximum of $250,000 82
132	132	per fiscal year. Those applicants may apply for additional funds 83
133	133	for vehicles that have not received a rebate, for a maximum 84
134	134	rebate of $25,000 per vehicle up to a total of $250,000. 85
135	135	Governmental applica nts shall have preference, and any other 86
136	136	remaining funds may be used by commercial applicants. Rebates 87
137	137	must shall be allocated to eligible applicants on a first -come, 88
138	138	first-served basis, determined by the date the department 89
139	139	receives the application, until all appropriated funds for the 90
140	140	fiscal year are expended. All alternative natural gas fuel fleet 91
141	141	vehicles eligible for the rebate must comply with applicable 92
142	142	United States Environmental Protection Agency emission 93
143	143	standards. 94
144	144	(4) APPLICATION PROCESS. — 95
145	145	(a) An applicant seeking to obtain a rebate shall submit 96
146	146	an application to the department by a specified date each year 97
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162	162	seeking a rebate, a copy of the vehicle registration 101
163	163	certificate, a description of the total rebate sought by the 102
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166	166	include an affidavit from the applicant certifying that all 105
167	167	information contained in the application is true and correct. 106
168	168	(b) The department shall determine the rebate eligibility 107
169	169	of each applicant in accordance with the requirements of this 108
170	170	section and department rule. The total amount of rebates 109
171	171	allocated to certified applicants in each fiscal year may not 110
172	172	exceed the amount appropriated for the program in the fiscal 111
173	173	year. Rebates must shall be allocated to eligible applica nts on 112
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181	181	(5) RULES.—The department shall adopt rules to implement 120
182	182	and administer this section by December 31, 2024 2013, including 121
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200	200	(6) PUBLICATION.—The department shall determine and 127
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202	202	available funding for rebates remaining in each fiscal year. 129
203	203	(7) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. —By October 1, 2026 2014, and each 130
204	204	year thereafter that the program is funded, the department shall 131
205	205	provide an annual assessment of the use of the rebate program 132
206	206	during the previous fiscal year to the Governor, the President 133
207	207	of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, 134
208	208	and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 135
209	209	Accountability. The assessment must shall include, at a minimum, 136
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211	211	(a) The name of each applicant awarded a rebate under this 138
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213	213	(b) The amount of the rebates awarded to each applicant .; 140
214	214	(c) The type and description of each eligible vehicle for 141
215	215	which each applicant applied for a rebate .; and 142
216	216	(d) The aggregate amount of funding awarded for all 143
217	217	applicants claiming rebates under this section. 144
218	218	(8) REPORT.—By January 31, 2016, the Office of Program 145
219	219	Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall release a 146
220	220	report reviewing the rebate program to the Governor, the 147
221	221	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 148
222	222	Representatives. The review s hall include an analysis of the 149
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236	236	(9) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section shall take effect July 1, 151
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238	238	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 153