Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SR 1260
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
       (Jones) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 6 - 34
    4  and insert:
    5         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has begun
    6  implementation of rulemaking that describes a nationwide plan to
    7  regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, and
    8         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to
    9  regulate greenhouse gases is very expansive in scope,
   10  envisioning a nationwide cap and trade program for greenhouse
   11  gases, additional motor vehicle regulations, and economy-wide
   12  restrictions impacting a wide range of industries, including
   13  dairy and beef operations, office buildings, hospitals, schools,
   14  large homes, and houses of worship, and even regulating the
   15  greenhouse gas emissions from lawnmowers, and
   16         WHEREAS, the United States Court of Appeals for the
   17  District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Environmental
   18  Protection Agency does not have authority to carry out a cap and
   19  trade plan under the Clean Air Act, and
   20         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan
   21  represents policymaking that is the prerogative of the
   22  legislative branch and that exceeds its administrative authority
   23  to execute the laws enacted by Congress, and
   24