Florida Florida Statutes
§ 163.3210 — Natural gas resiliency and reliability infrastructure
FS § 163.3210Ch. 163
Statute text
View on source(1)It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain, encourage, and ensure adequate and reliable fuel sources for public utilities. The resiliency and reliability of fuel sources for public utilities is critical to the state's economy; the ability of the state to recover from natural disasters; and the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of the residents of the state.
(2)As used in this section, the term:(a) “Natural gas” means all forms of fuel commonly or commercially known or sold as natural gas, including compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas.
(b)“Natural gas reserve” means a facility that is capable of storing and transporting and, when operational, actively stores and transports a supply of natural gas.
(c)“Public utility” has the same meaning as defined in s. 366.02.
(d)“Resiliency facility” means a facility owned and operated by a public utility for the purposes of assembling, creating, holding, securing, or deploying natural gas reserves for temporary use during a system outage or natural disaster.
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Legislative history
s. 17, ch. 75-257; s. 17, ch. 85-55; s. 25, ch. 87-224.