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FL S1032

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Lizbeth Benacquisto

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Environmental Protection and water management districts to grant a general permit for surface water management systems serving up to 10 acres, allowing construction to proceed without further agency action if specified criteria are met.

  • Establishes thermal efficiency standards for low-sloped roofs requiring minimum initial solar reflectance of 0.72 or 3-year installed reflectance of 0.5, with lower requirements for ballasted roofs (0.30) and steep-sloped roofs (0.15).

  • Defines thermal-efficient hardscapes as impervious surfaces with minimum initial reflectance of 0.30, providing default reflectance values for various paving materials ranging from 0.05 for new asphalt to 0.70 for new white concrete.

  • Allows green roofs covering more than 50 percent of the roof area to have reduced reflectance requirements (0.30) for the uncovered portion, and exempts rooftop decks, photovoltaic equipment, and certain other roof areas from thermal efficiency standards.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2012.

Legislative Description

Thermal Efficiency Standards

Last Action

Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch.

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Environmental Preservation and Conservation12/8/2011

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