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FL H1411
Bill
Status
Passed
4/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Commerce Committee
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 163.32051, F.S., defining "floating solar facility" as a solar facility located on wastewater treatment ponds, abandoned limerock mine areas, stormwater treatment ponds, reclaimed water ponds, or other water storage reservoirs
- Requires floating solar facilities to be a permitted use in appropriate land use categories in local government comprehensive plans and mandates local governments amend land development regulations to promote their expanded use
- Authorizes counties and municipalities to adopt buffer and landscaping requirements for floating solar facilities, but prohibits those requirements from exceeding standards applied to other solar facilities permitted in agricultural land use categories and zoning districts
- Prohibits construction of floating solar facilities in Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir projects if local governments determine the facility would negatively impact the project
- Requires the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to submit recommendations to the Legislature by December 31, 2022, for a regulatory framework for private and public sector entities implementing floating solar facilities
- Effective July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Floating Solar Facilities
Last Action
Chapter No. 2022-83
4/28/2022
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee2/9/2022
Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee1/28/2022
Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee1/16/2022
Full Bill Text
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