Florida Senate - 2008 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1544
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Senate
Comm: FAV
3/19/2008
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House
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The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
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(Saunders) recommended the following amendment to amendment
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(223658):
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Senate Amendment
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Between line(s) 969-970
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insert:
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4. The business project is located in this state; and
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5. The jobs created by the business project pay an
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estimated annual average wage that equals at least 130 percent of
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the average private sector wage. The average wage requirement
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may be waived if the office and the commission determine that the
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merits of the individual project or the specific circumstances
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warrant such action; and
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6. The business project meets one of the following
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criteria:
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a. Results in the creation of at least 35 direct, new jobs
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at the business; or
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b. Has an activity or product that uses feedstock or other
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raw materials grown or produced in this state; or
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c. Has a cumulative investment of at least $50 million
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within a 5-year period.
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d. The project shall address technical feasibility of the
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technology, and the extent to which the proposed project has been
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demonstrated to be technically feasible based on pilot project
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demonstrations, laboratory testing, scientific modeling, or
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engineering or chemical theory that supports the proposal.
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e. The project shall include innovative technology and the
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degree to which the project or business incorporates an
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innovative new technology or an innovative application of an
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existing technology.
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f. The project shall include production potential and the
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degree to which a project or business generates thermal,
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mechanical, or electrical energy by means of a renewable energy
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resource that has substantial long-term production potential.
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The project must, to the extent possible, quantify annual
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production potential in megawatts or kilowatts.
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g. The project shall include and address energy efficiency
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and the degree to which a project demonstrates efficient use of
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energy, water, and material resources.
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h. The project shall include project management and the
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ability of management to administer a complete the business
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project.
3/19/2008 8:39:00 AM EP.EP.05333
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.