The regulation of public utilities as defined herein is declared to be in the public interest and this chapter shall be deemed to be an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare and all the provisions hereof shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.
Fla. Stat. § 366.01
Legislative declaration
Known as the Florida Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
The act spans §§ 366–366 (46 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case PSO v. State Ex Rel. Corp. Com'n (1992)
Most recently applied in Public Service Co. of Oklahoma v. State ex rel. Corporation Commission (November 1992)
History.--s. 1, ch. 26545, 1951; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 80-35; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.