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Popular Utilities and Energy Bills

HB 0579 Natural Gas Motor Fuel

SB 1472 Nuclear and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plants

SB 0948 Water Supply

SB 0560 Natural Gas Motor Fuel

HB 4001 Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act

SB 0364 Consumptive Use Permits for Development of Alternative Water Supplies

SB 0244 Water Management Districts

HB 0109 Consumptive Use Permits for Development of Alternative Water Supplies

HB 0375 Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems

HB 1083 Underground Natural Gas Storage

Utilities and Energy Bills On The Move

HB 0855 South Indian River Water Control District, Palm Beach County

HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

SB 1594 Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Performance Savings Contracting Act

SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

HB 0633 Biodiesel Fuel

HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

HB 0979 Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District, St. Lucie County

HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

SB 0364 Consumptive Use Permits for Development of Alternative Water Supplies

SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

SB 0934 Stormwater Management Permits

SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

HB 0147 Governing Board of Southwest Florida Water Management District

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB 0309 Renewable Energy Producers

HOUSE Died in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee

HB 0579 Natural Gas Motor Fuel

HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed

HB 0733 Government-Owned Utilities

HOUSE Died in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee

Utilities and Energy

Water projects left off Florida TaxWatch's "turkey" list this year

by Bruce Ritchie - 7 days ago - +

The Legislature's 2013-14 state budget includes 88 water projects totaling $59.4 million. Last year, Florida TaxWatch labeled as turkeys 23 local water projects totaling $19 million and asked Gov. Rick Scott to veto them. The governor eventually vetoed $12.6 million in water projects. Other items were targeted as turkeys including appropriations for wildlife and state parks groups.

2013 Session Summary: Utilities and Energy

by LobbyTools - 2 weeks ago - +

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam set the stage for low expectations by not offering recommendations for energy legislation. But debate was expected on the 2006 nuclear cost recovery law after Progress Energy Florida, now Duke Energy, decided to shut down its crippled Crystal River nuclear plant. And who would have expected debate over "fracking" in Florida?

Legislature adjourns 2013 session

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

A festive crowd packs the rotunda of the Capitol Friday evening anticipating the moment when House Sergeant-at-Arms Earnie Sumner, back, and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Donald Severance drop handkerchiefs to signal the end of the 2013 legislative session

Sixty days of debate, argument, agreement and compromise end with the drop of two handkerchiefs in the Capitol rotunda to signal the completion of the 2013 legislative session.

Senate, House agree on permitting legislation despite groups' sustained opposition

by Bruce Ritchie - 2 weeks ago - +

Photographers on the House floor gather and focus on Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, as he explains the Senate action on his HB 999 permitting bill before the House voted to concur. Disparaged by environmentalists even though "the worst sect

The Florida Chamber of Commerce says HB 999 is among the bills that will make Florida more competitive economically. But environmentalists still didn't like it after getting fertilizer and wetlands language removed. "It's still a collection of bad ideas," said Eric Draper, executive director of Audubon Florida.

PSC's Lisa Edgar runs into rough patch in Senate before winning confirmation

by Bruce Ritchie - 2 weeks ago - +

Sen. Jack Latvala, chairman of the Committee on Ethics and Elections, said he didn't support her because she sides with utilities and because questions had been raised about her eight-year tenure on the commission. But other senators pointed out that she made it through two committee votes without opposition and without personal issues being raised.