Florida HB 1217: Deployed Parent Custody and Visitation

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An act relating to prohibited governmental policies 2
regulating greenhouse gas emissions; creating s. 3
377.816, F.S.; providing legislative findings; 4
providing definitions; prohibiting governmental 5
entities from adopting certain net zero policies; 6
prohibiting governmental entities from using public 7
funds in any manner that supports, implements, or 8
advances certain net zero policies; prohibiting 9
governmental entities from imposing any charge to 10
advance certain net zero policies; requiring each 11
governmental entity to annually submit to the 12
Department of Revenue a certain affidavit; prohibiting 13
governmental entities from implementing, 14
administering, or enforcing certain programs; 15
providing construction; providing applicability; 16
amending ss. 125.01, 166.021, and 166.201, F.S.; 17
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 18
providing an effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Section 377.816, Florida Statutes, is created 23
to read: 24
377.816 Prohibiting the adoption or implementation of net 25

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zero policies by governmental entities.— 26
(1) The Legislature finds that net zero policies, carbon 27
taxes and assessments, and emission trading programs are 28
detrimental to this state's energy security and economic 29
interests and inconsistent with the energy policy and the 30
environmental policy of this state. 31
(2) As used in this section: 32
(a) "Emission trading program," also known as a "cap-and-33
tax" or "cap-and-trade" program, means any program that 34
establishes a greenhouse gas emission limit for a particular 35
activity and provides for the allocation, auction, sale, or 36
transfer of emissions allowances or credits among pollutant 37
sources as a means of compliance with such limits. 38
(b) "Governmental entity" has the same meaning as in s. 39
215.985. 40
(c) "Greenhouse gas" means any of the following gases, or 41
a combination thereof: 42
1. Carbon dioxide. 43
2. Methane. 44
3. Nitrous oxide. 45
4. Hydrofluorocarbons. 46
5. Perfluorocarbons. 47
6. Sulphur hexafluoride. 48
7. Nitrogen trifluoride. 49

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(d) "Public funds" means all moneys under the jurisdiction 50
or control of a governmental entity. 51
(e) "Net zero policy" means any policy, program, or 52
initiative designed to achieve a balance between total amount of 53
greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere with an equal amount 54
removed from the atmosphere. 55
(3) A governmental entity may not enact or enforce, or 56
require any person or legal entity to enact or enforce, a 57
resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy to support a net 58
zero policy, including as a condition of any contract or 59
agreement between the governmental entity and a third party. 60
(4) A governmental entity may not use, pay, or distribute 61
public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or 62
advances a net zero policy by doing any of the following: 63
(a) Providing procurement or purchasing preferences for a 64
product or vendor on the basis that the procurement or purchase 65
of such product or from such vendor will advance or support a 66
net zero policy. 67
(b) Providing procurement or purchasing preferences for 68
any goods, including, but not limited to, vehicles, equipment, 69
appliances, or other products, based solely on the types or 70
sources of fuel used by, or used in the production of, such 71
goods. 72
(c) Using public funds to pay dues, membership fees, 73
subscription fees, or charitable contributions to any 74

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nongovernmental agency or other private organization, including 75
any trade association or organization, that: 76
1. Adopts a net zero policy; 77
2. Requires adoption of, or any commitment to support, a 78
net zero policy as a condition of membership or of receiving any 79
benefit of membership; or 80
3. Uses such funds to advocate for a net zero policy. 81
(5)(a) A governmental entity may not impose any charge, 82
including a tax, fee, penalty, offset, or assessment, to advance 83
a net zero policy, including, but not limited to: 84
1. A charge based on the carbon content of a fuel. 85
2. A charge based on the emission of greenhouse gases that 86
results from the