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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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(866008):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 298-299

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insert:

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     Section 5.  Section 212.0802, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     212.0802 Exemption for energy efficient products.--

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     (1) The sales tax levied under this chapter may not be

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collected from 12:01 a.m., October 6, 2008, through midnight,

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October 12, 2008, and from 12:01 a.m., March 2, 2009, through

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midnight, March 8, 2009, on the sale of a new energy-efficient

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product having a selling price of $1,500 or less per product.

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This exemption applies only to energy-efficient products

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purchased for noncommercial home or personal use and does not

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apply to products purchased for trade, business, or resale. As

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used in this section, the term "energy-efficient product" means

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a dishwasher, clothes washer, air conditioner, ceiling fan,

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compact fluorescent light bulb, dehumidifier, programmable

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thermostat, or refrigerator that has been designated by the

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United States Environmental Protection Agency or by the United

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States Department of Energy as meeting or exceeding the

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requirements under the Energy Star Program of either agency.

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Purchases made under this section may not be made using a

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business or company credit or debit card or check. Any

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construction company, building contractor, or commercial

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business or entity that purchases or attempts to purchase the

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energy-efficient products subject to this exemption is liable

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for a civil penalty under s. 501.2075 for a violation of s.

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501.204.

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     (2) The weeks beginning October 6, 2008, and March 2,

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2009, shall each be designated as "Energy Efficiency and

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Conservation Weeks."

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     (3) The department may adopt rules to administer this

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section.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 2004, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 212.0802, F.S.; providing a limited period

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during which the sale of certain energy-efficient products

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for noncommercial or personal use is exempt from sales

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tax; prohibiting the purchase of products by certain

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payment methods; providing that certain purchases or

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attempts to purchase are unfair methods of competition and

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punishable as such; designating certain weeks in October

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2008 and March 2009 as "Energy Efficiency and Conservation

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Weeks"; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt

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rules;

3/12/2008  3:00:00 PM     592-04874-08