House Amendment 1628
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 517, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 6 and
1 4 inserting the following:
1 5 <Sec. . Section 103A.8A, Code 2007, is amended
1 6 to read as follows:
1 7 103A.8A ENERGY CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS.
1 8 The state building code commissioner shall adopt as
1 9 a part of the state building code a requirement that
1 10 new single=family or two=family residential
1 11 construction shall comply with energy conservation
1 12 requirements. The requirements adopted by the
1 13 commissioner shall be based upon a nationally
1 14 recognized standard or code for energy conservation.
1 15 The requirements shall only apply to single=family or
1 16 two=family residential construction commenced after
1 17 the adoption of the requirements. This chapter shall
1 18 not be construed to prohibit a governmental
1 19 subdivision from adopting or enacting a minimum energy
1 20 standard which is substantially in accordance and
1 21 consistent with energy codes and standards developed
1 22 by a nationally recognized organization in effect on
1 23 or after July 1, 2002. A governmental subdivision
1 24 that adopts or enacts a minimum energy standard which
1 25 is substantially in accordance and consistent with
1 26 energy codes and standards developed by a nationally
1 27 recognized organization shall adopt or enact any
1 28 update or revision to the energy codes and standards.
1 29 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to
1 30 the contrary, the energy conservation requirements
1 31 adopted by the commissioner and approved by the
1 32 council shall apply to new single=family or two=family
1 33 residential construction commenced on or after July 1,
1 34 2007, and shall supersede and replace any minimum
1 35 requirements for energy conservation adopted or
1 36 enacted by the governmental subdivision prior to that
1 37 date applicable to such construction. The state
1 38 building code commissioner may provide training to
1 39 builders, contractors, and other interested persons on
1 40 the adopted energy conservation requirements.
1 41 Sec. . Section 103A.10, subsection 4, paragraph
1 42 a, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 43 a. Provisions of the state building code
1 44 establishing thermal efficiency energy conservation
1 45 standards shall be applicable to all new construction
1 46 owned by the state, an agency of the state or a
1 47 political subdivision of the state, to all new
1 48 construction located in a governmental subdivision
1 49 which has adopted either the state building code or a
1 50 local building code or compilation of requirements for
2 1 building construction and to all other new
2 2 construction in the state which will contain more than
2 3 one hundred thousand cubic feet of enclosed space that
2 4 is heated or cooled.
2 5 Sec. . Section 103A.10, subsection 5, Code
2 6 2007, is amended by striking the subsection and
2 7 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
2 8 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
2 9 chapter to the contrary, the energy conservation
2 10 requirements adopted by the commissioner and approved
2 11 by the council shall apply to all new construction
2 12 commenced on or after July 1, 2007, and shall
2 13 supersede and replace any minimum requirements for
2 14 energy conservation adopted or enacted by the
2 15 governmental subdivision prior to that date and
2 16 applicable to such construction.>
2 17 #2. Page 2, line 8, by inserting after the figure
2 18 <2007.> the following: <The report shall be made to
2 19 the commissioner on a form prescribed by the
2 20 commissioner. The commissioner shall make the form
2 21 available both in a paper copy and electronically and
2 22 shall provide that submission of the form may be made
2 23 either in a paper copy or electronically.
2 24 Sec. . Section 103A.22, subsection 1, Code
2 25 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 26 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as
2 27 prohibiting any governmental subdivision from adopting
2 28 or enacting any building regulations relating to any
2 29 building or structure within its limits, but a
2 30 governmental subdivision in which the state building
2 31 code has been accepted and is applicable shall not
2 32 have the power to supersede, void, or repeal or make
2 33 more restrictive any of the provisions of this chapter
2 34 or of the rules adopted by the commissioner. This
2 35 subsection shall not apply to energy conservation
2 36 requirements adopted by the commissioner and approved
2 37 by the council pursuant to section 103A.8A or 103A.10.
2 38 Sec. . ENERGY=EFFICIENT STUDY. The Iowa energy
2 39 independence office, if created in legislation enacted
2 40 by the Eighty=second General Assembly, 2007 Session,
2 41 shall in cooperation with the department of public
2 42 safety and the department of natural resources and in
2 43 consultation with industry stakeholders conduct a
2 44 study of green building and energy=efficient
2 45 standards. The study shall be completed by January 1,
2 46 2008, and shall include the following:
2 47 1. Definition of green building standards,
2 48 including building design, construction, maintenance
2 49 techniques, building materials, and equipment
2 50 promoting energy efficiency, energy conservation,
3 1 utilization of renewable energy, and technology which
3 2 can be applied to the construction and maintenance of
3 3 new structures or rehabilitation of existing
3 4 structures.
3 5 2. Development of performance objectives for green
3 6 buildings.
3 7 3. Development of green building energy=efficient
3 8 design standards and the scope of their application,
3 9 and integration of energy=efficient design standards
3 10 into the state building code adopted pursuant to
3 11 chapter 103A and local building regulations.
3 12 4. Development of training materials for building
3 13 code officials in energy=efficient design standards.
3 14 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed
3 15 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
3 16 #3. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
3 17 word <administration,> the following: <study,>.
3 18 #4. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
3 19 word <requirements> the following: <and providing an
3 20 effective date>.
3 21 #5. By renumbering as necessary.
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3 25 COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
3 26 PETERSEN of Polk, CHAIRPERSON
3 27 SF 517.301 82
3 28 eg/cf/9171
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