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Renewable Energy and Green Government Programs (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 377 Energy Resources; Part III; ss. 377.801-377.816)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Renewable energy Climate change Protection of environment Financing Subsidy/incentive Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Oil
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 377 of the Florida Statutes, known as Florida Energy and Climate Protection Act, provides for renewable energy and green government programs. Its purpose is to provide incentives for Florida’s citizens, businesses, school districts, and local governments to take action to diversify the state’s energy supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and mitigate the effects of climate change by providing funding for activities designed to achieve these goals. The grant programs in this act are intended to stimulate capital investment in and enhance the market for renewable energy technologies and technologies intended to diversify Florida’s energy supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and combat or limit climate change impacts. The act further provides for the Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program; the energy efficiency and conservation clearinghouse; the Florida Green Government Grants Act; the Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program; the natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program; alternative fueling stations and electric vehicle charging stations; and qualified energy conservation bond allocation provided by 26 U.S.C. s. 54D.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov