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House Journal: Page 1710: Wednesday, April 17, 1996

45   environmental research established by the state board
46   of regents.
47     Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended moneys
48   remitted to the treasurer of state under this section
49   shall be retained for the purposes designated.
50   Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest

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 1   or earnings on investments or time deposits of the
 2   moneys remitted under this section shall be retained
 3   and used for the purposes designated.
 4     The Iowa energy center and the center for global
 5   and regional environmental research shall each provide
 6   a written annual report to the utilities board which
 7   describes each center's activities and the results
 8   that each center has accomplished.  Each report shall
 9   include an explanation of initiatives and projects of
10   importance to the state of Iowa.
11     Sec. 15.  Section 476.42, subsection 1, paragraph
12   a, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
13     a.  A solar, wind turbine, waste management,
14   resource methane recovery, refuse-derived fuel,
15   agricultural crops or residues, or woodburning
16   facility.
17     Sec. 16.  Section 476.42, subsection 3, Code 1995,
18   is amended by striking the subsection.
19     Sec. 17.  Section 476.42, subsection 4, paragraph
20   a, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
21     a.  A hydroelectric facility at a dam located
22   within this state.
23     Sec. 18.  Section 476.42, Code 1995, is amended by
24   adding the following new subsection:
25     NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  "Alternate energy" means
26   electricity derived from hydro, solar, wind, methane
27   recovery, agricultural crops or residues, or
28   woodburning energy.
29     Sec. 19.  Section 476.43, subsection 1, Code 1995,
30   is amended to read as follows:
31     1.  Subject to section 476.44, the board shall
32   require electric utilities to enter into long-term
33   contracts to do the following:
34     a.  Purchase or wheel electricity from alternate
35   energy production facilities or small hydro facilities
36   located in the utility's service area under the
terms
37   and conditions that the board finds are just and
38   economically reasonable to the electric utilities'
39   ratepayers, are nondiscriminatory to alternate energy
40   producers and small hydro producers and will further
41   the policy stated in section 476.41.
42     b.  Provide for the availability of supplemental or
43   backup power to alternate energy production facilities
44   or small hydro facilities on a nondiscriminatory basis

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