HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-027CERTIFIED
RESOLUTION No. 79-27
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, at a meeting held
March 7th , 1979, adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS various electric power generating utilities
including Florida Power & Light Company have brought to the
attention of the Indian River County Commission the existence
of a severe shortage of low sulfur content oil in Florida due
to worldwide conditions beyond the control of such utilities;
and
WHEREAS existing national, state and local environmental
regulations require the burning of such low sulfur oil at
various electrical power plants; and
WHEREAS higher sulfur content fuel oil supplies now
available to the various electric utilities in Florida must
be burned as an alternative fuel during the shortage of low
sulfur content oil in order to assure an adequate supply of
electric energy to Indian River County, but such alternative
supplies cannot be burned to full compliance with all applicable
environmental regulations; and
WHEREAS the various electric power generating utilities
have petitioned the Governor of the State of Florida to declare
the existence of an energy emergency, to further petition the
President of the United States to declare a regional or national
energy emergency allowing the Governor to suspend such pa,.�.:,
of the federally -mandated State of Florida Air Implementation
Plan as may be necessary to allow the burning of available fuel
oil supplies, and to suspend the applicability of certain state
and local environmental regulations:
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Indian River
County Commission that the Governor of the State of Florida
should:
1. IMMEDIATELY DECLARE the existence of an energy
emergency in Florida pursuant to this authority under the
Florida Disaster Preparedness and Energy Resources Acts; and
2. PETITION THE PRESIDENT of the United States of
America pursuant to the Clean Air Act to declare the existence
of a regional or national energy emergency, authorizing the
Governor to suspend such parts of the State of Florida Air
Implementation Plan as may be necessary to allow the burning
of available alternative fuel oil supplies for up to four
months at individual electrical power plants; and
3. SUSPEND such portions of the State of Florida Air
Implementation Plan and applicable state and local regulations
as may be necessary during the present energy emergency, in
order to assure an adequate supply of electric energy to
Indian River County.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal
March 7th , 1979.
Chairman, Board of County Co is ioners
Indian River County, Florida
ATTEST:
Clerk
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