Florida Utility Required to Base Decisions Solely on Pecuniary Factors, Not ESG

Summary
This bill, adopted in April 2023, requires the Gainesville Regional Utility Authority to consider only pecuniary factors and utility best practices in making all policy and operational decisions over the affairs of the utility system, and not consideration of the furtherance of social, political, or ideological interests.
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