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Energy/Clean Air:
Florida Climate Action Partnership

Our Position: support
Bill Number: HB7185 (PCB ENRC-05)/ SB2446
Sponsor: Senator Saunders and House Env.Pres.Committee
Legislative Session: 2007

5/4//07: Both bills died on their respective floor calendar.

Florida Climate Action Partnership/Global Warming; creates Florida
  Climate Action Partnership for purpose of developing plan & making
  policy recommendations addressing global warming; provides for
  membership; provides for meetings & reimbursement for per diem & travel
  expenses; directs that partnership be staffed by Executive Office of
  Governor; requires interim recommendations & report; provides for
  expiration of partnership.  APPROPRIATION: $500,000.  EFFECTIVE DATE:
  Upon becoming law.

Status

5/4/07: Both bills died on their respective floor calendar.

4/28/07: House and Senate bills on their respective floor calendar.

4/21/07: The HOUSE PCB finally gets a bill number, HB7185. This bill will now be in House Policy and Budget as early as MONDAY AM, 4/23/07. The Senate companion, SB2446 is now in  General Government Appropriations,
                  04/24/07, 8:15 am.
 

4/14/07: SB2446 now in General Government Appropriations. House PCB not moving.

3/9/07: he House Environmental Preservation Committee voted to send the proposed committee bill to the Environment and Natural Resources Council, where it will be discussed and voted on and then given a bill number. As of 3/31/07 it has not been agendad yet.

The Senate version has not been assigned to committees at this time.

More information

To read more about SB2446, click here.

4/21/07: Finally, the PCB ENRC 5 received a bill number. Just two weeks left of session and this bill is nowHB7185.

Background

3/9/07: This legislation would create another Council and some members are questionning the need for this when last years SB888 create the Florida Energy Commission.

Here is an upcoming meeting of the Commission: http://www.floridaenergycommission.gov:80/

For  FURTHER INFORMATION OR IF AN ACCOMMODATION IS NEEDED FOR A DISABILITY (notification must be made within 48 hours of meeting date), PLEASE CONTACT TRACI L. ARNOLD,

FLORIDA ENERGY COMMISSION (850) 922-0999