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. 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 ALONS of Sioux 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 MERTZ of Kossuth 4 10 SF 485.510 82 4 11 tm/je/8497 -1-