CHAPTER 2
ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
350—2.1(469) Purpose. The office of energy independence was established to coordinate state activities concerning energy independence.
350—2.2(469) Office structure.
	2.2(1) General. The office’s organizational structure includes the director and staff as appointed by the director.
	2.2(2) Director. The office is administered by a director appointed by the governor, who serves at the pleasure of the governor, and whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the senate. The director is the chief administrative officer of the office and in that capacity administers the programs and services of the office in compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The duties of the director are as authorized in Iowa Code Supplement section 469.3.
	2.2(3) Administrative assistance. The director may contract for and utilize assistance from the department of economic development regarding the administration of grants, loans, and other financial incentives related to Iowa Code Supplement section 469.9(4)“a”(1); the department of natural resources and the utilities board regarding assistance in the administration of grants, loans, and other financial incentives related to Iowa Code Supplement section 469.9(4)“a”(2); and other state agencies as appropriate.
	2.2(4) Advisory committees. The director may appoint committees to serve in an advisory capacity to the office as deemed necessary to accomplish the work of the office. The makeup of a committee and the terms of committee members will be established by the director. Advisory committees may be dissolved as deemed appropriate by the director; and other advisory committees may, from time to time, be established for specific purposes.
350—2.3(469) Contact information. The public may obtain information about or from the office by contacting the Office of Energy Independence, Lucas State Office Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319; telephone (515)281-0187; or through the office’s Web site at www.energy.iowa.gov.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code Supplement sections 469.1 to 469.10.
[Filed emergency 1/11/08 after Notice 11/21/07—published 1/30/08, effective 1/11/08]