House Amendment 1680
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 485, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 4 clause and inserting the following:
1 5 <Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.152 GREENHOUSE GAS
1 6 INVENTORY AND REGISTRY.
1 7 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section,
1 8 "greenhouse gas" means carbon dioxide, water vapor,
1 9 methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
1 10 perfluorocarbons, or sulphur hexafluoride.
1 11 2. GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
1 12 a. By January 1, 2009, the department shall
1 13 establish a method for collecting data from producers
1 14 of greenhouse gases regarding generated greenhouse
1 15 gases. The data collection method shall provide for
1 16 mandatory reporting to collect information from
1 17 affected entities individually and shall include
1 18 information regarding the amount and type of
1 19 greenhouse gases generated, the type of source, and
1 20 other information deemed relevant by the department in
1 21 developing a baseline measure of greenhouse gases
1 22 produced in the state.
1 23 b. The department may allow a series of reporting
1 24 requirements to be phased in over a period of time and
1 25 may provide for phasing in by producer sector,
1 26 geographic area, size of producer, or other factors.
1 27 The reporting requirements shall apply to the
1 28 departments, agencies, boards, and commissions of the
1 29 state, in addition to any other entities subject to
1 30 the reporting requirements established by the
1 31 department. The reporting requirements shall not
1 32 apply to any entity that is not required to submit air
1 33 quality data to the department pursuant to other air
1 34 quality laws or administrative rules.
1 35 3. GREENHOUSE GAS REGISTRY.
1 36 a. The department shall establish a voluntary
1 37 greenhouse gas registry for purposes of cooperating
1 38 with other states in tracking, managing, and crediting
1 39 entities in the state that reduce their generation of
1 40 greenhouse gases or that provide increased energy
1 41 efficiency.
1 42 b. The department shall develop a mechanism to
1 43 coordinate the information obtained in the greenhouse
1 44 gas inventory with the greenhouse gas registry.
1 45 4. AVAILABILITY. By January 1, 2010, the
1 46 greenhouse gas registry shall be made available on an
1 47 internet website.
1 48 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 455B.851 IOWA CLIMATE
1 49 CHANGE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1 50 1. The department shall create an Iowa climate
2 1 change advisory council consisting of twenty=three
2 2 voting members serving three=year staggered terms and
2 3 four nonvoting, ex officio members.
2 4 2. a. The voting members shall be appointed by
2 5 the following named entity or entities and approved by
2 6 the governor with each congressional district
2 7 represented by at least three members:
2 8 (1) The university of Iowa center for global and
2 9 regional environmental research.
2 10 (2) The university of northern Iowa center for
2 11 energy and environmental education.
2 12 (3) The Iowa farm bureau.
2 13 (4) The Iowa public transit association.
2 14 (5) The Iowa association of electric cooperatives.
2 15 (6) The Iowa utility association.
2 16 (7) The Iowa association of municipal utilities.
2 17 (8) The Iowa utilities board.
2 18 (9) The Iowa environmental council.
2 19 (10) The soil and water conservation districts of
2 20 Iowa.
2 21 (11) The international brotherhood of electrical
2 22 workers.
2 23 (12) The Iowa association of business and
2 24 industry.
2 25 (13) The Iowa energy center.
2 26 (14) The Iowa renewable fuels association.
2 27 (15) The office of consumer advocate of the
2 28 department of justice.
2 29 (16) The Iowa state association of counties.
2 30 (17) The director of the office of energy
2 31 independence in the office of the governor.
2 32 (18) A manufacturer of equipment used for
2 33 alternative energy production appointed by the Iowa
2 34 association of business and industry.
2 35 (19) The older Iowans legislature.
2 36 (20) The president of the senate. The person
2 37 appointed under this subparagraph shall not be a
2 38 resident of a metropolitan statistical area.
2 39 (21) The minority leader in the senate. The
2 40 person appointed under this subparagraph shall not be
2 41 a resident of a metropolitan statistical area.
2 42 (22) The speaker of the house of representatives.
2 43 The person appointed under this subparagraph shall not
2 44 be a resident of a metropolitan statistical area.
2 45 (23) The minority leader of the house of
2 46 representatives. The person appointed under this
2 47 subparagraph shall not be a resident of a metropolitan
2 48 statistical area.
2 49 b. The four nonvoting, ex officio members shall
2 50 consist of four members of the general assembly, two
3 1 from the senate and two from the house of
3 2 representatives, with not more than one member from
3 3 each chamber being from the same political party. The
3 4 two senators shall be designated by the majority
3 5 leader of the senate after consultation with the
3 6 president and the minority leader of the senate. The
3 7 two representatives shall be designated by the speaker
3 8 of the house of representatives after consultation
3 9 with the majority and minority leaders of the house of
3 10 representatives.
3 11 3. Voting members of the council shall serve
3 12 without compensation.
3 13 4. The chairperson of the council shall be elected
3 14 by the voting members of the council and may convene
3 15 the council at any time.
3 16 5. A vacancy in the membership shall not impair
3 17 the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and
3 18 perform all the duties of the council. A majority of
3 19 the council members then appointed constitutes a
3 20 quorum. A majority vote of the quorum is required for
3 21 council action.
3 22 6. The department shall provide necessary staff
3 23 assistance to the council.
3 24 7. After consideration of a full range of policies
3 25 and strategies, the council shall develop multiple
3 26 scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas
3 27 emissions. Any percentage reduction included in a
3 28 scenario shall be calculated on a per capita basis in
3 29 relation to the base year. The council shall also
3 30 develop short=term, medium=term, and long=term
3 31 scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas
3 32 emissions. The council shall establish a baseline
3 33 year for purposes of calculating reductions in
3 34 statewide greenhouse gas emissions. The council shall
3 35 submit the proposal to the governor and the general
3 36 assembly by January 1, 2009.
3 37 8. The council may periodically adopt
3 38 recommendations designed to encourage the reduction of
3 39 statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
3 40 9. By September 1 of each year, the department
3 41 shall submit a report to the governor and the general
3 42 assembly regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the
3 43 state during the previous calendar year and
3 44 forecasting trends in such emissions. The first
3 45 submission by the department shall be filed by
3 46 September 1, 2009, for the calendar year beginning
3 47 January 1, 2008.>
3 48 #2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
3 49 inserting the following: <An Act relating to
3 50 greenhouse gas emissions.>
4 1 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
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4 5 ALONS of Sioux
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4 9 MERTZ of Kossuth
4 10 SF 485.510 82
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