Florida Senate - 2008 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

Bill No. SB 1544

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CHAMBER ACTION

Senate

Comm: WD

3/13/2008

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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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(866008):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1294 and 1295

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insert:

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     Section 20.  Section 376.90, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     376.90 Motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.--

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     (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall

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establish standards for motor vehicle idling in order to

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minimize fuel waste, air pollution, and the amount of greenhouse

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gas that is released by car and truck emissions.

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     (2) The department shall also conduct a study to determine

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the feasibility of providing backup power for commercial trucks

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at truck stops in this state in order to minimize idling at such

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locations.

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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) 2086, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 376.90, F.S.; requiring the Department of

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Environmental Protection to establish standards for motor

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vehicle idling; requiring the department to conduct a

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study relating to backup power for commercial trucks at

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truck stops to minimize idling;

3/12/2008  2:55:00 PM     592-04887-08

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.