| 1 | Representative Vana offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 589-623 and insert: |
| 5 | (2)(a) The council shall, by December 31, 2006, submit a |
| 6 | report to the Governor, the Cabinet, the President of the |
| 7 | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which |
| 8 | recommends consensus-based public-involvement processes to |
| 9 | reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this state and to make such |
| 10 | reductions and related economic, energy, and environmental co- |
| 11 | benefits a state priority. |
| 12 | (b) The report must include recommended steps and a |
| 13 | schedule for the development of a comprehensive state climate |
| 14 | action plan with statewide greenhouse gas reduction goals and a |
| 15 | range of specific policy options for all economic sectors to be |
| 16 | developed through a public-involvement process, including |
| 17 | transportation and land use; power generation; residential, |
| 18 | commercial, and industrial activities; waste management; |
| 19 | agriculture and forestry; emissions-reporting systems; and |
| 20 | public education. |
| 21 | (c) The climate action plan must include: |
| 22 | 1. Recommendations for the development of an annual |
| 23 | greenhouse gas emissions inventory by the Department of |
| 24 | Environmental Protection, recommendations for the development of |
| 25 | a current comprehensive inventory of state greenhouse gas |
| 26 | emissions since 1990, and a similar forecast of state greenhouse |
| 27 | gas emissions from the present to the year 2020 or later. |
| 28 | 2. Recommended steps to identify areas where specific |
| 29 | greenhouse gas reduction policies are feasible; the costs and |
| 30 | benefits of each recommendation; methods for helping |
| 31 | individuals, institutions, and businesses reduce emissions; an |
| 32 | implementation schedule; and identification of funding |
| 33 | requirements for the development and implementation of |
| 34 | strategies. |
| 35 | 3. Consideration of the feasibility of establishing by law |
| 36 | a greenhouse gas reduction target to lower greenhouse gas |
| 37 | emissions in the state below the forecasted levels of emissions |
| 38 | growth in the future at maximum achievable levels. |
| 39 | (d) The council may appoint technical advisory committees |
| 40 | and technical assistance providers to provide recommendations to |
| 41 | assist with the intent of this subsection. |
| 42 | (3)(a) The council shall be comprised of a diversity of |
| 43 | stakeholders and may include utility providers, alternative |
| 44 | energy providers, researchers, environmental scientists, fuel |
| 45 | suppliers, technology manufacturers, persons representing |
| 46 | environmental, consumer, and public health interests, and |
| 47 | others. |
| 48 | (b) The council shall consist of nine voting members as |
| 49 | follows: |
| 50 | 1. The Secretary of Environmental Protection, or his or |
| 51 | her designee, who shall serve as chair of the council. |
| 52 | 2. The chair of the Public Service Commission, or his or |
| 53 | her designee, who shall serve as vice chair of the council. |
| 54 | 3. One member shall be the Commissioner of Agriculture, or |
| 55 | his or her designee. |
| 56 | 4. Two members who shall be appointed by the Governor. |
| 57 | 5. Two members who shall be appointed by the President of |
| 58 | the Senate. |
| 59 | 6. Two members who shall be appointed by the Speaker of |
| 60 | the House of Representatives. |
| 61 | (c) All initial members shall be appointed prior to |
| 62 | September 1, 2006. Appointments made by the Governor, the |
| 63 | President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of |
| 64 | Representatives shall be for terms of 2 years each. Members |
| 65 | shall serve until their successors are appointed. Vacancies |
| 66 | shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for |
| 67 | the remainder of the term that is vacated. |
| 68 | (d) Members shall serve without compensation but are |
| 69 | entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and per diem |
| 70 | related to council duties and responsibilities pursuant to s. |
| 71 | 112.061. |
| 72 | (4) The Department of Environmental Protection shall |
| 73 | provide primary staff support to the council and shall ensure |
| 74 | that council meetings are electronically recorded. Such |
| 75 | recording shall be preserved pursuant to chapters 119 and 257. |
| 76 | (5) The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt |
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| 79 | Remove line 38 and insert: |
| 80 | composition; requiring the council to submit a report to |
| 81 | the Governor, Cabinet, and Legislature by a certain date; |
| 82 | providing requirements for such report; authorizing the |
| 83 | council to appoint certain advisory committees; providing |
| 84 | for appointment of members and |