House
File
304
H-1053
Amend
House
File
304
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
1,
before
line
1
by
inserting:
2
<
Section
1.
Section
474.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
a.
Subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate,
the
governor
5
shall
appoint
a
member
as
the
chairperson
of
the
commission.
6
The
chairperson
shall
be
the
administrator
of
the
utilities
7
commission
preside
over
the
meetings
.
The
appointment
as
8
chairperson
shall
be
for
a
two-year
term
which
that
begins
and
9
ends
as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
10
b.
The
commission
,
with
approval
of
a
majority
of
the
11
members,
shall
appoint
a
chief
operating
officer
an
executive
12
director
to
manage
the
administration
and
operations
of
the
13
utilities
commission.
The
commission
shall
set
the
salary
14
of
the
chief
operating
officer
executive
director
within
the
15
limits
of
the
pay
plan
for
exempt
positions
provided
for
in
16
section
8A.413,
subsection
3
,
unless
otherwise
provided
by
17
the
general
assembly.
The
commission
may
employ
additional
18
personnel
as
it
finds
necessary.
The
executive
director
shall
19
be
selected
primarily
for
administrative
ability
and
knowledge
20
in
the
field,
without
regard
to
political
affiliation.
21
The
executive
director
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
22
commission.
23
Sec.
___.
Section
474.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
474.2
Certain
persons
barred
from
office.
26
A
person
who
is
employed
by
any
common
carrier
or
other
27
public
utility
or
who
owns
any
bonds,
stock,
or
property
in
28
any
public
utility
shall
not
be
eligible
to
hold
the
office
of
29
utilities
commission
member
or
chief
operating
officer
of
the
30
utilities
commission
executive
director
.
A
member
or
chief
31
operating
officer
executive
director
who
enters
into
employment
32
with
any
common
carrier
or
other
public
utility
or
who
acquires
33
any
stock
or
other
interest
in
any
common
carrier
or
other
34
public
utility
after
appointment
as
a
member
or
chief
operating
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officer
executive
director
shall
be
disqualified
from
holding
1
or
performing
the
duties
of
the
office.
2
Sec.
___.
Section
474.8,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
474.8
Office
——
time
employed
——
expenses.
5
The
utilities
commission
shall
have
an
office
at
the
seat
6
of
government.
Each
member
shall
devote
the
member’s
whole
7
time
to
the
duties
of
the
office,
and
the
members,
chief
8
operating
officer
executive
director
,
and
other
employees
shall
9
receive
their
actual
necessary
traveling
expenses
while
in
10
the
discharge
of
their
official
duties
away
from
the
general
11
offices.
>
12
2.
Title
page,
line
1,
by
striking
<
including
>
and
13
inserting
<
the
organizational
structure
of
the
Iowa
utilities
14
commission,
>
15
3.
Title
page,
line
2,
after
<
telecommunications
>
and
16
inserting
<
,
>
17
4.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
18
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