| 1 | Representative Holder offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (439445) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 2834 and 2835, insert: |
| 5 | Section 57. (1)(a) The Department of Community Affairs |
| 6 | shall implement the Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program for the |
| 7 | purpose of developing a model to help communities encourage and |
| 8 | attain renewable electric energy generation; manufacture |
| 9 | products that contribute to energy conservation, green jobs, and |
| 10 | energy-efficient land use; and develop patterns and building |
| 11 | designs. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 12 | and the Florida Energy and Climate Commission shall provide |
| 13 | technical assistance to the department in developing and |
| 14 | administering the program. The pilot program is intended to |
| 15 | cultivate green economic development and further the |
| 16 | implementation of chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida, which |
| 17 | requires that future land use elements within local government |
| 18 | comprehensive plans be based on the discouragement of urban |
| 19 | sprawl, the development of energy-efficient land use patterns |
| 20 | accounting for existing and future electric power generation and |
| 21 | transmission systems, and greenhouse gas reduction strategies. |
| 22 | (b) Sarasota County may apply to the department to |
| 23 | participate in the program based on its record of promoting |
| 24 | energy-efficient policies and practices and encouraging green |
| 25 | economic development, including the adoption of a resolution |
| 26 | with carbon neutral goals, an established green building and |
| 27 | development incentive program, and a voter-approved |
| 28 | infrastructure surtax, a portion of which is dedicated to |
| 29 | economic development. The application shall identify the |
| 30 | proposed location of the energy economic zone, which must be |
| 31 | within an adopted urban service area and may include the county |
| 32 | landfill outside the urban service boundary, present a proposed |
| 33 | strategic plan for development and redevelopment in the energy |
| 34 | economic zone, demonstrate consistency of the strategic plan |
| 35 | with the local comprehensive plan or include proposed plan |
| 36 | amendments necessary to achieve consistency, and identify |
| 37 | comprehensive plan amendments that will be proposed to implement |
| 38 | chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida. The strategic plan must |
| 39 | include mixed-use and form-based standards that integrate |
| 40 | multimodal transportation facilities with land use and |
| 41 | development patterns to reduce reliance on automobiles, |
| 42 | encourage certified green building developments and renewable |
| 43 | energy systems, encourage the creation of green jobs, and |
| 44 | demonstrate how local financial and regulatory incentives will |
| 45 | be used in the energy economic zone. The department shall grant |
| 46 | the application if the application meets the requirements of |
| 47 | this paragraph. |
| 48 | (c) The department and the office shall provide the pilot |
| 49 | community, including businesses within the energy economic zone, |
| 50 | with technical assistance in identifying and qualifying for |
| 51 | eligible grants and credits in job creation, energy, and other |
| 52 | areas. |
| 53 | (2)(a) The department, with the assistance of the office, |
| 54 | shall submit an interim report by February 15, 2010, to the |
| 55 | Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
| 56 | House of Representatives regarding the status of the pilot |
| 57 | program. Such report shall contain any recommendations deemed |
| 58 | appropriate by the department for statutory changes to |
| 59 | accomplish the goals of the pilot program community, including |
| 60 | whether it would be beneficial to provide financial incentives |
| 61 | similar to those offered to an enterprise zone. |
| 62 | (b) The department, after consultation with the office, |
| 63 | shall submit a final report to the Governor, the President of |
| 64 | the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by |
| 65 | February 15, 2012, evaluating whether the pilot program has |
| 66 | demonstrated success in development and redevelopment in the |
| 67 | energy economic zone, including incorporating renewable energy |
| 68 | generation systems, low-impact design, and energy-efficient land |
| 69 | use and development patterns or building designs. The report |
| 70 | shall contain recommendations with regard to whether the program |
| 71 | should be expanded for use by other local governments and |
| 72 | whether state policies should be revised to encourage the goals |
| 73 | of the program. |
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| 77 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 78 | Between lines 3107 and 3108, insert: |
| 79 | requiring that the Department of Community Affairs implement the |
| 80 | Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program for specified purposes; |
| 81 | requiring that the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 82 | Development and the Florida Energy and Climate Commission |
| 83 | provide technical assistance to the department in developing and |
| 84 | administering the program; specifying intended goals of the |
| 85 | program; authorizing Sarasota County to apply to the program; |
| 86 | requiring that the application provide certain information; |
| 87 | requiring that the department and the office provide the pilot |
| 88 | community with certain assistance; requiring that the department |
| 89 | submit certain reports to the Governor, the President of the |
| 90 | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by |
| 91 | specified deadlines; requiring that such reports contain certain |
| 92 | information and make certain recommendations; |