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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 577, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Section 1. Section 476.1A, Code 2001, is amended 1 6 by adding the following new subsection: 1 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. Filing alternate energy 1 8 purchase program plans with the board, and offering 1 9 such programs to customers, pursuant to section 1 10 476.47." 1 11 #2. Page 1, line 2, by striking the word 1 12 "paragraph" and inserting the following: 1 13 "paragraphs". 1 14 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 8 the 1 15 following: 1 16 "n. Filing alternate energy purchase program plans 1 17 with the board, and offering such programs to 1 18 customers, pursuant to section 476.47." 1 19 #4. Page 2, by inserting after line 21 the 1 20 following: 1 21 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 476.47 ALTERNATE ENERGY 1 22 PURCHASE PROGRAMS. 1 23 1. Beginning January 1, 2004, all electric 1 24 utilities, whether or not rate-regulated under this 1 25 chapter, shall offer alternate energy purchase 1 26 programs to all customers, based on energy produced by 1 27 alternate energy production facilities in Iowa. 1 28 2. The board shall require electric utilities to 1 29 file plans for alternate energy purchase programs 1 30 offered pursuant to this section. 1 31 a. Rate-regulated electric utilities shall file 1 32 alternate energy purchase programs that allow 1 33 customers to contribute voluntarily to the development 1 34 of alternate energy in Iowa, and shall file tariffs as 1 35 required by the board by rule. 1 36 b. Electric utilities that are not rate-regulated 1 37 shall offer alternate energy purchase programs at 1 38 rates determined by their governing authority, and 1 39 shall file tariffs with the board for informational 1 40 purposes only. 1 41 3. The electric utility shall notify consumers of 1 42 its alternate energy purchase program and any proposed 1 43 modifications to such program at least sixty days 1 44 prior to implementation of the program or any 1 45 modification. 1 46 4. For purposes of this section, an electric 1 47 utility may purchase energy from an alternate energy 1 48 production facility located outside of Iowa under 1 49 either of the following circumstances: 1 50 a. The purchase is pursuant to a contract in 2 1 effect prior to July 1, 2001, and continues until the 2 2 expiration of the contract, including any options to 2 3 renew that are exercised by the electric utility. 2 4 b. The electric utility has a financial interest, 2 5 as of July 1, 2001, in the alternate energy production 2 6 facility that is located outside of Iowa. 2 7 5. This section shall not apply to non-rate- 2 8 regulated electric utilities physically located 2 9 outside of Iowa that serve Iowa customers." 2 10 #5. By renumbering, relettering, redesignating, 2 11 and correcting internal references as necessary. 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 JoANN JOHNSON 2 16 HF 577.340 79 2 17 jj/cf
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