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House File 605 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to energy benchmarking requirements for private
2properties.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8D Energy benchmarking
2requirements.
3For purposes of this section, “energy benchmarking” means
4requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or
5requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than
6the average energy use of a similarly situated property. The
7commissioner shall not require energy benchmarking requirements
8for a private property.
9 Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 22. For purposes of this subsection,
12“energy benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average
13energy use of a property or requiring the average energy
14use of a property to be less than the average energy use of
15a similarly situated property. A county shall not adopt
16or enforce an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment
17to require energy benchmarking requirements for a private
18property.
19 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended
20by adding the following new paragraph:
21 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For purposes of this paragraph, “energy
22benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average energy
23use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a
24property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly
25situated property. A city shall not adopt or enforce an
26ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment to require energy
27benchmarking requirements for a private property.
28EXPLANATION
29The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
30the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
31This bill prohibits the state building code commissioner,
32counties, and cities from requiring energy benchmarking
33requirements for a private property. The bill defines “energy
34benchmarking” as requiring a decrease in the average energy use
35of a property or requiring the average energy use of a property
-1-1to be less than the average energy use of a similarly situated
2property.
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2properties.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8D Energy benchmarking
2requirements.
3For purposes of this section, “energy benchmarking” means
4requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or
5requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than
6the average energy use of a similarly situated property. The
7commissioner shall not require energy benchmarking requirements
8for a private property.
9 Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 22. For purposes of this subsection,
12“energy benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average
13energy use of a property or requiring the average energy
14use of a property to be less than the average energy use of
15a similarly situated property. A county shall not adopt
16or enforce an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment
17to require energy benchmarking requirements for a private
18property.
19 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended
20by adding the following new paragraph:
21 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For purposes of this paragraph, “energy
22benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average energy
23use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a
24property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly
25situated property. A city shall not adopt or enforce an
26ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment to require energy
27benchmarking requirements for a private property.
28EXPLANATION
29The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
30the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
31This bill prohibits the state building code commissioner,
32counties, and cities from requiring energy benchmarking
33requirements for a private property. The bill defines “energy
34benchmarking” as requiring a decrease in the average energy use
35of a property or requiring the average energy use of a property
-1-1to be less than the average energy use of a similarly situated
2property.
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