Request for proposals to be designated an “Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program”

as authorized by Chapter 2009-089, Laws of Florida, [HB 5013, 2009].

NOTICE OF SUBMITTAL PERIOD

The Florida Department of Community Affairs (Department) announces a submittal period for proposals from local governments requesting to participate in the “Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program.”

DEADLINE: Submissions will be accepted beginning on July 2, 2009, and ending at 5:00 p.m. (EDT), July 31, 2009. Submissions must be received in the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Planning, by the above stated deadline.

SUBMISSION: Copies of Chapter 2009-089, Laws of Florida, [HB 5013, 2009], and proposal application, may be obtained by visiting the Department’s website at http://www.dca.state. fl.us/, calling: Suzanne Lex at (850)922-0047 or by writing: Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Planning, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Attention: Plan Processing Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program.

Requests for designation may be made in any style with one hard copy and one electronic copy in a PDF format on a CD-Rom. The proposal should address cultivating green economic development, encouraging renewable electric energy generation, manufacturing of products that contribute to energy conservation and green jobs, and further implementing Chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida, [HB 697, 2008] relative to discouraging sprawl, energy-efficient land use patterns, and greenhouse gas reduction strategies. The proposal shall identify the proposed location of the energy economic zone, which must be within an adopted urban service area and may include a county landfill outside the urban service boundary. The proposal shall present a proposed strategic plan for development and redevelopment in the energy economic zone, and, at minimum, the strategic plan must include mixed-use and form-based standards that integrate multimodal transportation facilities with land use and development patterns to reduce reliance on automobiles, encourage certified green building developments and renewable energy systems, encourage creation of green jobs, and demonstrate how local financial and regulatory incentives will be used in the energy economic zone.

ADDRESS: For mail and carrier service deliveries, the delivery address is: Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Planning 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Attention: Plan Processing, Energy Economic Zone, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100. For hand deliveries, the delivery location is: Department of Community Affairs Division of Community Planning, Sadowski Building, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL.

LIMITS ON DESIGNATIONS: Under the provisions of Chapter 2009-089, Laws of Florida, [HB 5013, 2009], at least one local government shall be designated as an “Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program.”

 MORE INFORMATION: Interested parties may obtain more information from the Department website at http://www.dca. state.fl.us/, by contacting: Suzanne Lex, Florida Department of Community Affairs at (850)922-0047 or by writing the above stated address.