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FL H1631
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Daryl Campbell
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AI Summary
- Transfers administration of the Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Environmental Protection
- Beginning July 1, 2024, requires the Office of Air Monitoring to measure air quality and particulate matter in all environmental justice zones within 25 miles of a facility before it can receive financial assistance grant funding; facilities failing to meet EPA minimum standards are ineligible
- Beginning July 1, 2024, prohibits incentive grant funding for new waste-to-energy facilities until an environmental justice evaluation determines the facility will have negligible impact on low-income and historically marginalized communities and will not exceed EPA air quality standards
- Financial assistance grants are distributed at 2 cents per kilowatt-hour to eligible facilities that had pre-2022 power purchase agreements and have since entered new or amended agreements with reduced capacity and energy payments
- Effective date is July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program
Last Action
Died in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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