Florida 2024 Regular Session

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1010 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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to wind energy facility siting; 2
1616 creating s. 377.708, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting 3
1717 construction, operation, or expansion of wind energy 4
1818 facilities and offshore wind energy facilities in this 5
1919 state; authorizing injunctive relief; requiring the 6
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2323 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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2525 Section 1. Section 377.70 8, Florida Statutes, is created 12
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2727 377.708 Wind energy facility siting. — 14
2828 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 15
2929 (a) "Department" means the Department of Environmental 16
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3131 (b) "Offshore wind energy facility" means any wind energy 18
3232 facility located on state submerged lands or territorial waters, 19
3333 including other buildings, structures, or electrical 20
3434 transmission cabling to be sited on state submerged lands or 21
3535 territorial waters, or connected to corresponding onshore 22
3636 substations which are used to support the operation of any wind 23
3737 energy facility sited on submerged lands or territorial waters 24
3838 that are not under the jurisdiction of the state. 25
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5151 (c) "Wind energy facility" means an electrical wind 26
5252 generation facility or expansion the reof having at least a 1 27
5353 megawatt rated capacity, including substations; meteorological 28
5454 data towers; aboveground, underground, and electrical 29
5555 transmission lines; and transformers, control systems, and other 30
5656 buildings or structures under common ownership or operating 31
5757 control used to support the operation of the facility the 32
5858 primary purpose of which is to offer electricity supply for 33
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6060 (2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. —The construction, operation, or 35
6161 expansion of a wind energy facility or an offshore wind ener gy 36
6262 facility in this state is prohibited. 37
6363 (3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. —The department may bring an action 38
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6565 facility or an offshore wind energy facility who constructs, 40
6666 operates, or expands a wind energy fa cility or an offshore wind 41
6767 energy facility in this state. 42
6868 (4) RULES.—The department shall adopt rules to implement 43
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7070 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 45