Bill Text: FL S1524 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State Purchasing/Vehicles [GPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability [S1524 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1524-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 1524 
 
By Senator Deutch 
30-00417B-10                                          20101524__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to state purchasing; providing 
3         definitions; requiring state agencies and certain 
4         local governments to purchase hybrid, flex-fuel, or 
5         biodiesel vehicles if such vehicles are available; 
6         requiring the Department of Management Services to 
7         adopt rules establishing criteria for the purchase of 
8         such vehicles; providing an effective date. 
9 
10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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12         Section 1. (1) As used in this section, the term: 
13         (a) “Hybrid vehicle” means a hybrid vehicle, as defined in 
14  s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes. 
15         (b) “Flex-fuel vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to 
16  run on gasoline or a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). 
17         (c) “Biodiesel vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to 
18  run on mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids that are 
19  derived from vegetable oils or animal fats and conform to ASTM 
20  D6751 specifications for use in diesel engines. Biodiesel refers 
21  to the pure fuel before blending with diesel fuel. Biodiesel 
22  blends are denoted as “BXX” with “XX,” representing the 
23  percentage of biodiesel contained in the blend. For example, 
24  B100 is pure biodiesel and B20 is a blend of 20 percent 
25  biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel. 
26         (2) Any new motor vehicle purchased after January 1, 2011, 
27  by a state agency, state university, or local government through 
28  any state purchasing plan must be a hybrid, flex-fuel, or 
29  biodiesel vehicle if the type of vehicle being purchased is 
30  available with such propulsion system and otherwise meets the 
31  requirements for the vehicle’s intended use. 
32         (3) The Department of Management Services, by October 1, 
33  2010, shall adopt rules that establish criteria for the purchase 
34  of hybrid, flex-fuel, and biodiesel vehicles. 
35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.