Senate File 2049 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY HOGG Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to renewable energy production by establishing a 2 county biomass project siting program. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5147XS 82 5 rn/rj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 473.14 COUNTY BIOMASS PROJECT 1 2 SITING == PROGRAM ESTABLISHED == REQUIREMENTS. 1 3 1. The department shall oversee implementation of a county 1 4 biomass project siting program through which the county board 1 5 of supervisors in each county in this state shall identify and 1 6 approve a site within the county for location of a biomass 1 7 electrical production facility. For purposes of this section, 1 8 "biomass electrical production facility" means a facility 1 9 constructed for the generation of at least twenty=five 1 10 megawatts of electricity through the processing or utilization 1 11 of organic matter including but not limited to agricultural 1 12 energy crops, crop wastes and residues, wood wastes and 1 13 residues, and aquatic plants, but excluding municipal solid 1 14 waste. 1 15 2. Sites identified and approved may accommodate a biomass 1 16 electrical production facility equipped to generate amounts of 1 17 electricity in excess of the twenty=five=megawatt=minimum 1 18 capacity, shall encompass sufficient land mass for biomass 1 19 electrical production and disposition of materials, and shall 1 20 be positioned to facilitate biomass delivery and access to 1 21 electrical transmission lines. In selecting a site, 1 22 consideration shall be given to location near a biomass waste 1 23 processing facility that could be used in the production 1 24 process, and which could participate with the biomass 1 25 electrical production facility in the cogeneration of useful 1 26 heat. 1 27 3. The department shall establish by rule general 1 28 identification criteria applicable to county biomass project 1 29 siting, and shall coordinate with each county board of 1 30 supervisors regarding the selection and approval process. 1 31 Each county board of supervisors shall submit a report to the 1 32 department by January 1, 2010, regarding progress made toward 1 33 site identification and approval, with a goal of final 1 34 approval by each board and notification of approval to the 1 35 department by January 1, 2012, and shall by January 1, 2012, 2 1 submit an assessment to the department regarding the 2 2 feasibility of establishing a biomass electrical production 2 3 facility on the site selected, the existence of biomass waste 2 4 processing facilities in the area, cogeneration possibilities, 2 5 and the existence of potential biomass electrical producers. 2 6 EXPLANATION 2 7 This bill provides for the establishment of a county 2 8 biomass project siting program, to be administered by the 2 9 department of natural resources, through which each county 2 10 board of supervisors shall identify and approve a site for the 2 11 location of a biomass electrical production facility. The 2 12 bill defines "biomass electrical production facility" as a 2 13 facility constructed for the generation of at least 25 2 14 megawatts of electricity through the processing or utilization 2 15 of organic matter including but not limited to agricultural 2 16 energy crops, crop wastes and residues, wood wastes and 2 17 residues, and aquatic plants, but excluding municipal solid 2 18 waste. 2 19 The bill provides that a site may accommodate a biomass 2 20 electrical production facility equipped to generate amounts of 2 21 electricity in excess of the 25 megawatt minimum capacity, 2 22 must be of sufficient land mass to allow for biomass 2 23 electrical production and material disposition, and be 2 24 positioned to facilitate biomass delivery and access to 2 25 electrical transmission lines. The bill further provides that 2 26 consideration should be given in site selection to location 2 27 near a biomass waste processing facility that could be used in 2 28 the production process, and which could participate with the 2 29 biomass electrical production facility in the cogeneration of 2 30 useful heat. 2 31 The bill directs the department to establish by rule 2 32 general siting identification criteria and to coordinate with 2 33 each county board of supervisors regarding the selection and 2 34 approval process. The county boards are directed to submit a 2 35 progress report to the department by January 1, 2010, with a 3 1 goal of final approval by each board and notification of 3 2 approval to the department by January 1, 2012. The county 3 3 boards shall also submit to the department by January 1, 2012, 3 4 an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a biomass 3 5 electrical production facility on the site selected, the 3 6 existence of biomass waste processing facilities in the area, 3 7 cogeneration possibilities, and the existence of potential 3 8 biomass electrical producers. 3 9 LSB 5147XS 82 3 10 rn/rj/5.1