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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY HOUSER and SCHUERER
1 3 A Resolution requesting the establishment of a renewable
1 4 energy interim committee.
1 5 WHEREAS, Iowa has an abundant amount of corn, wind,
1 6 and other renewable energy resources; and
1 7 WHEREAS, the need to explore renewable energy
1 8 options is of paramount importance particularly in
1 9 light of current high fuel prices; NOW THEREFORE,
1 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the legislative
1 11 council is requested to establish a study committee to
1 12 meet during the 2004 legislative interim to consider
1 13 options for using renewable energy for economic
1 14 development.
1 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the interim study
1 16 committee should divide into subcommittees to focus on
1 17 electricity generation, co-generation, and use of
1 18 ethanol and alternative fuels and should include the
1 19 following members:
1 20 1. Ten members of the general assembly.
1 21 2. A representative of the Iowa energy center.
1 22 3. A representative of the Iowa utility board.
1 23 4. A representative of the department of natural
1 24 resources.
1 25 5. Two representatives of investor-owned
1 26 utilities.
1 27 6. A representative of a municipal utility.
1 28 7. A representative of the Iowa agribusiness
1 29 association.
1 30 8. A representative of the Iowa farm bureau.
2 1 9. A representative of a joint advisory agency
2 2 organized under Code chapter 28E representing
2 3 communities in this state that receive
2 4 hydroelectricity from the Missouri River or the
2 5 Mississippi River and are involved in wholesale
2 6 electric generation.
2 7 10. A representative of the alliance of automobile
2 8 manufacturers.
2 9 11. A representative of an investor-owned ethanol
2 10 fuel plant.
2 11 12. A representative of a farmer-owned cooperative
2 12 ethanol fuel plant.
2 13 13. A representative of the petroleum marketers of
2 14 Iowa.
2 15 14. A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
2 16 15. A representative of the Iowa state association
2 17 of counties.
2 18 16. A private energy consultant.
2 19 17. A representative of the Iowa association of
2 20 school boards.
2 21 18. A representative of the department of economic
2 22 development.
2 23 19. A representative of the Iowa soybean
2 24 association.
2 25 LSB 7119SS 80
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