HJR 21C

1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing the creation of Section 10 of
3	Article II of the State Constitution, relating to
4	renewable and clean energy.
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6	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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8	That the following creation of Section 10 of Article II of
9	the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to
10	the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next
11	general election or at an earlier special election specifically
12	authorized by law for that purpose:
13	ARTICLE II
14	GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	SECTION 10.  Renewable and clean energy.-The state shall:
16	(a)  Provide for the safety and welfare of its citizens by
17	meeting its energy needs in ways that promote sustainability and
18	that protect and preserve its natural environments, vulnerable
19	ecosystems, and shores.
20	(b)  Focus its energy production on sources other than oil
21	and fossil fuels that endanger national security, public health,
22	and the economy.
23	(c)  Use advances in energy conservation, energy
24	efficiency, and renewable energy technologies for renewable
25	energy sources such as wind, geothermal, wave, and biodiesel.
26	(d)  Pursue clean energy initiatives that will create jobs
27	and promote a low-carbon economy.
28	(e)  Create standards for the incorporation of energy
29	conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy
30	technologies in the major renovation of existing state buildings
31	and the construction of new state buildings.
32	(f)  Procure an increasing percentage of products and
33	services that use renewable energy sources.
34	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be
35	placed on the ballot:
36	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
37	ARTICLE II, SECTION 10
38	RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY.-Proposing an amendment to the
39	State Constitution to provide for the safety and welfare of the
40	citizens of Florida by meeting the state's energy needs in ways
41	that promote sustainability and protect and preserve the state's
42	natural environments, vulnerable ecosystems, and shores; to
43	focus the state's energy production on sources other than oil
44	and fossil fuels that endanger national security, public health,
45	and the economy; to use advances in energy conservation, energy
46	efficiency, and renewable energy technologies for renewable
47	energy sources such as wind, geothermal, wave, and biodiesel; to
48	pursue clean energy initiatives that will create jobs and
49	promote a low-carbon economy; to create standards for the
50	incorporation of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and
51	renewable energy technologies in the major renovation of
52	existing state buildings and the construction of new state
53	buildings; and to procure an increasing percentage of products
54	and services that use renewable energy sources.

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