The Florida Senate

287.083  Purchase of commodities.--

(1)  It shall be the policy of the state for the ¹Division of Purchasing to consider the life-cycle cost of commodities purchased by the state, when applicable and feasible as determined by the ¹division.

(2)  Definitions.--For the purpose of this section:

(a)  "Major energy-consuming product" means any article so designated by the ¹division.

(b)  "Energy-efficiency standard" means a performance standard which prescribes the relationship of the energy use of a product to its useful output of services.

(3)

(a)  The ¹division is authorized to establish by rule energy-efficiency standards for major energy-consuming products.

(b)  When federal energy-efficiency standards exist, the ¹division shall, when feasible, adopt standards at least as stringent as the federal standards.

(4)  When energy-efficiency standards are established, life-cycle costs shall be used by the ¹division in contracting for major energy-consuming products.

(5)  In determining the life-cycle cost, the ¹division may consider the acquisition cost of the product; the energy consumption and the projected cost of energy over the useful life of the product; and the anticipated trade-in, resale, or salvage value of the product.

History.--s. 2, ch. 77-316; s. 25, ch. 81-169.

¹Note.--Deleted in the reorganization of the Department of Management Services by s. 3, ch. 97-296. Section 4, ch. 97-296, requires the Division of Statutory Revision to prepare a reviser's bill for submission to the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature substituting references to the Department of Management Services in the Florida Statutes for references to divisions, bureaus, or other units of that department.