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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to alternative fuel fleet vehicle 2
rebates; amending s. 377.810, F.S.; renaming the 3
natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program as the 4
alternative fuel fleet vehicle rebate program; 5
defining and redefining terms; revising the program to 6
include rebates for certain fleet vehicles powered by 7
alternative fuels, rather than only for fleet vehicles 8
fueled by natural gas; requiring such fleet v ehicles 9
to comply with specified emission standards; requiring 10
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 11
adopt rules by a specified date; requiring the 12
department to submit an annual assessment of the 13
program to the Governor and the Legislatur e by a 14
specified date; removing obsolete language ; providing 15
an effective date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Section 377.810, Florida Statutes, is reordered 20
and amended to read: 21
377.810 Alternative Natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate 22
program.— 23
(1) CREATION AND PURPOSE OF PROGRAM. —There is created 24
within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services an 25
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alternative a natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program. The 26
purpose of the this program is to help reduce transportation 27
costs in this state and encourage freight mobility investments 28
that contribute to the economic growth of the state. 29
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: 30
(b)(a) "Conversion costs" means the excess cost a ssociated 31
with retrofitting a diesel or gasoline powered motor vehicle to 32
an alternative a natural gas fuel powered motor vehicle. 33
(c)(b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture 34
and Consumer Services. 35
(d) "Electric" means a power source that u ses electricity 36
produced by rechargeable storage batteries to power a motor 37
vehicle. 38
(e)(c) "Eligible costs" means the cost of conversion or 39
the incremental cost incurred by an applicant in connection with 40
an investment in the conversion, purchase, or le ase lasting at 41
least 5 years, of an alternative fuel a natural gas fleet 42
vehicle placed into service on or after July 1, 2024 2013. The 43
term does not include costs for project development, fueling 44
stations, or other fueling infrastructure. 45
(f)(d) "Fleet vehicles" means three or more motor vehicles 46
registered in this state and used for commercial business or 47
governmental purposes. 48
(g) "Hybrid" means a power source that draws propulsion 49
energy from onboard sources of stored energy in the form of an 50
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internal combustion or a heat engine using combustible fuel and 51
a rechargeable energy -storage system to power a motor vehicle. 52
(h)(e) "Incremental costs" means the excess costs 53
associated with the purchase or lease of an alternative a 54
natural gas fuel motor vehicle as compared to an equivalent 55
diesel- or gasoline-powered motor vehicle. 56
(i) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in s. 57
206.01(23). 58
(a)(f) "Alternative Natural gas fuel" means any liquefied 59
petroleum gas product ; hybrid, electric, or compressed natural 60
gas product;, or combination thereof used in a motor vehicle . 61
The as defined in s. 206.01(23). This term includes, but is not 62
limited to, all forms of fuel commonly or commercially known or 63
sold as natural gasoline, butane gas, propane gas, or any other 64
form of liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, or 65
liquefied natural gas. The This term does not include natural 66
gas or liquefied petroleum placed in a separate tank of a motor 67
vehicle for cooking, heating, water heating, or elec tric 68
generation. 69
(3) ALTERNATIVE NATURAL GAS FUEL FLEET VEHICLE REBATE. —The 70
department shall award rebates for eligible costs as defined in 71
this section. Forty percent of the annual allocation must shall 72
be reserved for governmental applicants, with the remaining 73
funds allocated for commercial applicants. A rebate may not 74
exceed 50 percent of the eligible costs of an alternative a 75
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natural gas fuel fleet vehicle with a dedicated alternative or 76
bi-fuel natural gas fuel operating system placed into service o n 77
or after July 1, 2024 2013. An applicant is eligible to receive 78
a maximum rebate of $25,000 per vehicle up to a total of 79
$250,000 per fiscal year. Between June 1 and June 30 of each 80
fiscal year, the department may receive additional applications 81
from applicants that have met the program maximum of $250,000 82
per fiscal year. Those applicants may apply for additional funds 83
for vehicles that have not received a rebate, for a maximum 84
rebate of $25,000 per vehicle up to a total of $250,000. 85
Governmental applica nts shall have preference, and any other 86
remaining funds may be used by commercial applicants. Rebates 87
must shall be allocated to eligible applicants on a first -come, 88
first-served basis, determined by the date the department 89
receives the application, until all appropriated funds for the 90
fiscal year are expended. All alternative natural gas fuel fleet 91
vehicles eligible for the rebate must comply with applicable 92
United States Environmental Protection Agency emission 93
standards. 94
(4) APPLICATION PROCESS. — 95
(a) An applicant seeking to obtain a rebate shall submit 96
an application to the department by a specified date each year 97
as established by department rule. The application must shall 98
require a complete description of all eligible costs, proof of 99
purchase or lease of the vehicle for which the applicant is 100
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seeking a rebate, a copy of the vehicle registration 101
certificate, a description of the total rebate sought by the 102
applicant, and any other information deemed necessary by the 103
department. The application form a dopted by department rule must 104
include an affidavit from the applicant certifying that all 105
information contained in the application is true and correct. 106
(b) The department shall determine the rebate eligibility 107
of each applicant in accordance with the requirements of this 108
section and department rule. The total amount of rebates 109
allocated to certified applicants in each fiscal year may not 110
exceed the amount appropriated for the program in the fiscal 111
year. Rebates must shall be allocated to eligible applica nts on 112
a first-come, first-served basis, determined by the date the 113
application is received, until all appropriated funds for the 114
fiscal year are expended or the program ends, whichever comes 115
first. The department may not accept incomplete applications 116
submitted to the department will not be accepted and such 117
applications do not secure a place in the first -come, first-118
served application process. 119
(5) RULES.—The department shall adopt rules to implement 120
and administer this section by December 31, 2024 2013, including 121
rules relating to the forms required to claim a rebate under 122
this section, the required documentation and basis for 123
establishing eligibility for a rebate, procedures and guidelines 124
for claiming a rebate, and the collection of economic impact 125
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data from applicants. 126
(6) PUBLICATION.—The department shall determine and 127
publish on its website on an ongoing basis the amount of 128
available funding for rebates remaining in each fiscal year. 129
(7) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. —By October 1, 2026 2014, and each 130
year thereafter that the program is funded, the department shall 131
provide an annual assessment of the use of the rebate program 132
during the previous fiscal year to the Governor, the President 133
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, 134
and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 135
Accountability. The assessment must shall include, at a minimum, 136
all of the following information: 137
(a) The name of each applicant awarded a rebate under this 138
section.; 139
(b) The amount of the rebates awarded to each applicant .; 140
(c) The type and description of each eligible vehicle for 141
which each applicant applied for a rebate .; and 142
(d) The aggregate amount of funding awarded for all 143
applicants claiming rebates under this section. 144
(8) REPORT.—By January 31, 2016, the Office of Program 145
Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall release a 146
report reviewing the rebate program to the Governor, the 147
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 148
Representatives. The review s hall include an analysis of the 149
economic benefits resulting to the state from the program. 150
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(9) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section shall take effect July 1, 151
2013. 152
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 153