Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1236
       
       
        
       By Senator Rodriguez
       
       
       
       
       
       39-01647A-21                                          20211236__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to greenhouse gas emissions; creating
    3         s. 403.08723, F.S.; providing a definition;
    4         prohibiting the adoption and enforcement of certain
    5         state and regional programs to regulate greenhouse gas
    6         emissions without specific legislative authorization;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 403.08723, Florida Statutes, is created
   12  to read:
   13         403.08723 Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.—
   14         (1) As used in this section, the term “greenhouse gas”
   15  means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur
   16  hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbon, and perfluorocarbon.
   17         (2) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may not
   18  adopt or enforce a state or regional program to regulate
   19  greenhouse gas emissions for the purposes of addressing changes
   20  in atmospheric temperature without specific legislative
   21  authorization, including, but not limited to:
   22         (a) State plans developed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s. 7402, s.
   23  7410, s. 7411, s. 7415, or s. 7545.
   24         (b) Low carbon fuel standards.
   25         (c) Plans or programs enabling regulation of mobile or
   26  stationary sources, greenhouse gas taxes or fees, or greenhouse
   27  gas trading.
   28         (d) State or regional programs prompted by the
   29  participation of the United States in international treaties or
   30  executive agreements or interstate compacts or agreements.
   31         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.