House Amendment 1603
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 485, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, line 24, by striking the word
1 4 <evaluating>.
1 5 #2. Page 1, lines 25 and 26, by striking the words
1 6 <director or the commission> and inserting the
1 7 following: <applicant>.
1 8 #3. Page 1, line 26, by striking the words <, in
1 9 addition to other applicable factors,>.
1 10 #4. Page 1, by inserting after line 34 the
1 11 following:
1 12 <Sec. . NEW SECTION. 455B.152 GREENHOUSE GAS
1 13 INVENTORY AND REGISTRY.
1 14 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section,
1 15 "greenhouse gas" means carbon dioxide, methane,
1 16 nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons,
1 17 or sulphur hexafluoride.
1 18 2. GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
1 19 a. By January 1, 2008, the department shall
1 20 establish a method for collecting data from producers
1 21 of greenhouse gases regarding generated greenhouse
1 22 gases. The data collection method shall provide for
1 23 mandatory reporting to collect information from
1 24 affected entities individually and shall include
1 25 information regarding the amount and type of
1 26 greenhouse gases generated, the type of source, and
1 27 other information deemed relevant by the department in
1 28 developing a baseline measure of greenhouse gases
1 29 produced in the state.
1 30 b. The department may allow a series of reporting
1 31 requirements to be phased in over a period of time and
1 32 may provide for phasing in by producer sector,
1 33 geographic area, size of producer, or other factors.
1 34 The reporting requirements shall apply to the
1 35 departments, agencies, boards, and commissions of the
1 36 state, in addition to any other entities subject to
1 37 the reporting requirements established by the
1 38 department.
1 39 3. GREENHOUSE GAS REGISTRY.
1 40 a. The department shall establish a voluntary
1 41 greenhouse gas registry for purposes of cooperating
1 42 with other states in tracking, managing, and crediting
1 43 entities in the state that reduce their generation of
1 44 greenhouse gases or that provide increased energy
1 45 efficiency.
1 46 b. The department shall develop a mechanism to
1 47 coordinate the information obtained in the greenhouse
1 48 gas inventory with the greenhouse gas registry.
1 49 4. AVAILABILITY. By January 1, 2009, the
1 50 greenhouse gas registry shall be made available on an
2 1 internet website.
2 2 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 455B.851 IOWA CLIMATE
2 3 CHANGE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
2 4 1. The department shall create an Iowa climate
2 5 change advisory council consisting of eighteen voting
2 6 members serving three=year staggered terms and four
2 7 nonvoting, ex officio members.
2 8 2. a. The voting members shall be appointed by
2 9 the governor and shall represent the following:
2 10 (1) The university of Iowa center for global and
2 11 regional environmental research.
2 12 (2) The university of northern Iowa center for
2 13 energy and environmental education.
2 14 (3) The Iowa farm bureau.
2 15 (4) The Iowa public transit association.
2 16 (5) Rural electric cooperatives.
2 17 (6) Investor=owned utilities.
2 18 (7) Municipal utilities.
2 19 (8) The Iowa utilities board.
2 20 (9) One association with environmental interests
2 21 or activities.
2 22 (10) One association with conservation interests
2 23 or activities.
2 24 (11) The international brotherhood of electrical
2 25 workers.
2 26 (12) The Iowa association of business and
2 27 industry.
2 28 (13) The Iowa energy center.
2 29 (14) The Iowa renewable fuels association.
2 30 (15) The office of consumer advocate of the
2 31 department of justice.
2 32 (16) A representative from local government.
2 33 (17) The director of the office of energy
2 34 independence in the office of the governor.
2 35 (18) A manufacturer of equipment used for
2 36 alternative energy production.
2 37 b. The four nonvoting, ex officio members shall
2 38 consist of four members of the general assembly, two
2 39 from the senate and two from the house of
2 40 representatives, with not more than one member from
2 41 each chamber being from the same political party. The
2 42 two senators shall be designated by the majority
2 43 leader of the senate after consultation with the
2 44 president and the minority leader of the senate. The
2 45 two representatives shall be designated by the speaker
2 46 of the house of representatives after consultation
2 47 with the majority and minority leaders of the house of
2 48 representatives.
2 49 3. Voting members of the council shall serve at
2 50 the pleasure of the governor and shall serve without
3 1 compensation.
3 2 4. The chairperson of the council shall be
3 3 designated by the governor and may convene the council
3 4 at any time.
3 5 5. A vacancy in the membership shall not impair
3 6 the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and
3 7 perform all the duties of the council. A majority of
3 8 the council members then appointed constitutes a
3 9 quorum. A majority vote of the quorum is required for
3 10 council action.
3 11 6. The department shall provide necessary staff
3 12 assistance to the council.
3 13 7. After consideration of a full range of policies
3 14 and strategies, the council shall develop multiple
3 15 scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas
3 16 emissions including one scenario that would reduce
3 17 such emissions by fifty percent by 2050. The council
3 18 shall also develop short=term, medium=term, and
3 19 long=term scenarios designed to reduce statewide
3 20 greenhouse gas emissions. The council shall establish
3 21 a baseline year for purposes of calculating reductions
3 22 in statewide greenhouse gas emissions. The council
3 23 shall submit the proposal to the governor and the
3 24 general assembly by January 1, 2008.
3 25 8. The council may periodically adopt
3 26 recommendations designed to encourage the reduction of
3 27 statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
3 28 9. By September 1 of each year, the department
3 29 shall submit a report to the governor and the general
3 30 assembly regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the
3 31 state during the previous calendar year and
3 32 forecasting trends in such emissions. The first
3 33 submission by the department shall be filed by
3 34 September 1, 2008, for the calendar year beginning
3 35 January 1, 2007.>
3 36 #5. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
3 37 inserting the following: <An Act relating to
3 38 greenhouse gas emissions.>
3 39 #6. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
3 40 and correcting internal references as necessary.
3 41
3 42
3 43
3 44 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
3 45 D. OLSON of Boone, CHAIRPERSON
3 46 SF 485.202 82
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