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House Journal: Page 1706: Wednesday, April 17, 1996

46     g.  Encouragement of alternate energy production
47   and the purchase of alternate energy.
48     Sec. 7.  Section 476.1B, subsection 1, paragraphs k
49   and l, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
50     k.  Assessment of fees for the support of the Iowa

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 1   energy center created in section 266.39C and the
 2   global warming center for global and regional
 3   environmental research created by the state board of
 4   regents.
 5     l.  Filing energy efficiency plans and energy
 6   efficiency results with the board.  The energy
 7   efficiency plans as a whole shall be cost-effective.
 8   The board may permit these utilities to file joint
 9   plans.
10     Sec. 8.  Section 476.1B, subsection 2, Code 1995,
11   is amended to read as follows:
12     2.  The board may waive all or part of the energy
13   efficiency filing and review requirements for
14   municipally owned utilities which demonstrate superior
15   results with existing energy efficiency programs
16   efforts.
17     Sec. 9.  Section 476.1C, subsection 1, unnumbered
18   paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
19     Gas public utilities having fewer than two thousand
20   customers shall be subject to the assessment of fees
21   for the support of the Iowa energy center created in
22   section 266.39C and the global warming center for
23   global and regional environmental research created by
24   the state board of regents and shall file energy
25   efficiency plans and energy efficiency results with
26   the board.  The energy efficiency plans as a whole
27   shall be cost-effective.  The board may waive all or
28   part of the energy efficiency filing requirements if
29   the gas utility demonstrates superior results with
30   existing energy efficiency programs efforts.
31     Sec. 10.  Section 476.2, subsections 5, 6, and 7,
32   Code 1995, are amended by striking the subsections and
33   inserting in lieu thereof the following:
34     5.  Each rate-regulated gas and electric utility
35   operating within the state shall maintain within the
36   state the utility's principal office for Iowa
37   operations.  The principal office shall be subject to
38   the jurisdiction of the board and shall house those
39   books, accounts, papers, and records of the utility
40   deemed necessary by the board to be housed within the
41   state.  The utility shall maintain within the state
42   administrative, technical, and operating personnel
43   necessary for the delivery of safe and reasonably
44   adequate services and facilities as required pursuant
45   to section 476.8.  A public utility which violates

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