Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Community Planning
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9J-5.003: Definitions
9J-5.006: Future Land Use Element
9J-5.010: Housing Element
9J-5.013: Conservation Element
9J-5.019: Transportation Element
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect are to amend the rule to implement the new requirements established by Chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida (CS/HB 697).
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Chapter 9J-5, F.A.C., is to be amended to establish minimum criteria to be used in reviewing comprehensive plans to determine whether they comply with the new requirements of Chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida, regarding energy efficient land use patterns accounting for existing and future electric power generation and transmission systems, greenhouse gas reduction strategies, strategies to address reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, factors that affect energy conservation, depicting energy conservation in the future land use map series, energy efficiency in the design and construction of new housing, and the use of renewable energy resources.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 163.3177(9) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 163.3177(6)(a), (b), (d), (f), (j) FS. (only as those sections were amended by Chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida. .)
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: January 9, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Kelley Training Center, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Bobbe Pound, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)922-1696. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Walker Banning and Bernard Piawah, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)488-2356

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.