Paralyzing the PACE: Florida’s property assessed clean energy program likely strangled by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The Florida legislature recently took a step towards creating a more sustainable future for our state. On May 27, 2010, Governor Crist signed into law House Bill 7179, which created Florida’s version of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.  Florida’s PACE bill enables local governments to levy non-ad valorem assessments to fund improvements related [...]

Index of Sustainable Development Provisions in Florida Municipal Codes (2010)

Florida local governments continue to take action to adopt sustainable development provision (including green building, low impact development, and renewable energy/energy efficiency) into their comprehensive plans and codes.  Originally compiled in 2009, the index was updated in Summer 2010 to include new provisions including Leon County’s PACE ordinance.  Click here to view the updated Index [...]

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