SF 109 (LSB 1689XS (4) 87)

SENATE FILE 109

BY  ANDERSON

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing certain gas and electric utilities to submit certain federally required forms or reports to the Iowa utilities board in lieu of existing reporting requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 476.6, subsection 15, paragraph c, Code 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (5)  Gas and electric utilities that are not required to be rate-regulated under this chapter may submit to the board any forms or reports required by and prepared for a federal agency in lieu of the reports required under this paragraph “c”, so long as the utility otherwise complies with the requirements of this paragraph “c” and such forms or reports include information relating to the utility’s energy efficiency. Filings made pursuant to this subparagraph (5) shall be deemed to meet the filing requirements of section 476.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “g”, and section 476.1B, subsection 1, paragraph “l”.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Code section 476.6(15)(c) requires gas and electric utilities that are not required to be rate-regulated under Code chapter 476 to submit certain reports to the Iowa utilities board relating to their energy efficiency. 
   This bill allows gas and electric utilities that are not required to be rate-regulated to submit federally required forms or reports to the utilities board in lieu of the reports required under Code section 476.6(15)(c), so long as the utility otherwise complies with Code section 476.6(15)(c) and such forms or reports include information about the utility’s energy efficiency. A form or report filed under the bill is deemed to comply with Code sections 476.1A(1)(g) and 476.1B(1)(l).