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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 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to wind energy facility siting; 2 |
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16 | 16 | | creating s. 377.708, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting 3 |
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17 | 17 | | construction, operation, or expansion of wind energy 4 |
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18 | 18 | | facilities and offshore wind energy facilities in this 5 |
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19 | 19 | | state; authorizing injunctive relief; requiring the 6 |
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20 | 20 | | department to adopt rules; providing an effective 7 |
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21 | 21 | | date. 8 |
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23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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25 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 377.70 8, Florida Statutes, is created 12 |
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26 | 26 | | to read: 13 |
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27 | 27 | | 377.708 Wind energy facility siting. — 14 |
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28 | 28 | | (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 15 |
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29 | 29 | | (a) "Department" means the Department of Environmental 16 |
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30 | 30 | | Protection. 17 |
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31 | 31 | | (b) "Offshore wind energy facility" means any wind energy 18 |
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32 | 32 | | facility located on state submerged lands or territorial waters, 19 |
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33 | 33 | | including other buildings, structures, or electrical 20 |
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34 | 34 | | transmission cabling to be sited on state submerged lands or 21 |
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35 | 35 | | territorial waters, or connected to corresponding onshore 22 |
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36 | 36 | | substations which are used to support the operation of any wind 23 |
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37 | 37 | | energy facility sited on submerged lands or territorial waters 24 |
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38 | 38 | | that are not under the jurisdiction of the state. 25 |
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51 | 51 | | (c) "Wind energy facility" means an electrical wind 26 |
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52 | 52 | | generation facility or expansion the reof having at least a 1 27 |
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53 | 53 | | megawatt rated capacity, including substations; meteorological 28 |
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54 | 54 | | data towers; aboveground, underground, and electrical 29 |
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55 | 55 | | transmission lines; and transformers, control systems, and other 30 |
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56 | 56 | | buildings or structures under common ownership or operating 31 |
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57 | 57 | | control used to support the operation of the facility the 32 |
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58 | 58 | | primary purpose of which is to offer electricity supply for 33 |
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59 | 59 | | sale. 34 |
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60 | 60 | | (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. —The construction, operation, or 35 |
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61 | 61 | | expansion of a wind energy facility or an offshore wind ener gy 36 |
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62 | 62 | | facility in this state is prohibited. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | (3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. —The department may bring an action 38 |
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64 | 64 | | for injunctive relief against the owner of a wind energy 39 |
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65 | 65 | | facility or an offshore wind energy facility who constructs, 40 |
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66 | 66 | | operates, or expands a wind energy fa cility or an offshore wind 41 |
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67 | 67 | | energy facility in this state. 42 |
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68 | 68 | | (4) RULES.—The department shall adopt rules to implement 43 |
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69 | 69 | | this section. 44 |
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70 | 70 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 45 |
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