House File 570

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WHITAKER


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for a study and pilot project by the Iowa energy
  2    center related to hydrogen production.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2889HH 80
  5 jj/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  HYDROGEN PRODUCTION STUDY == PILOT PROJECT.
  1  2    1.  The Iowa energy center at the Iowa state university of
  1  3 science and technology shall conduct a study according to the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    a.  Focusing on the feasibility of using a combination of
  1  6 wind, electrolysis, and fuel cells to generate electricity,
  1  7 but also to utilize the heat produced as a by=product of the
  1  8 electric generation.
  1  9    b.  Determining capital costs, real costs, and rate payer
  1 10 costs associated with implementation of such an energy source
  1 11 on a larger scale.
  1 12    2.  a.  The Iowa energy center shall conduct a small=scale
  1 13 pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of an energy
  1 14 source as described in subsection 1.  The Iowa energy center
  1 15 shall set the parameters of the pilot project, including the
  1 16 number of participants, the duration, and other pertinent
  1 17 factors.
  1 18    b.  Funding for the pilot project may be composed from any
  1 19 or all of the following sources:
  1 20    (1)  Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the
  1 21 pilot project.
  1 22    (2)  Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the
  1 23 activities of the Iowa energy center.
  1 24    (3)  Gift or grant moneys obtained by the Iowa energy
  1 25 center or pilot project participants for the pilot project,
  1 26 including but not limited to federal matching grants such as
  1 27 those available from the United States department of
  1 28 education, the United States environmental protection agency,
  1 29 or the United States department of agriculture.
  1 30    Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or
  1 31 earnings on moneys designated for use for the pilot project
  1 32 shall be credited for use by the pilot project.
  1 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the funds in the account of the
  1 34 Iowa energy center designated for use for the pilot project
  1 35 shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year.
  2  1    c.  The Iowa energy center shall produce a report for the
  2  2 general assembly, due annually on January 15 until the pilot
  2  3 project has concluded, summarizing the progress and the
  2  4 findings of the pilot project.
  2  5                           EXPLANATION
  2  6    This bill provides for a pilot project to be established by
  2  7 the Iowa energy center to study and test the feasibility of an
  2  8 energy source that combines the use of wind, electrolysis, and
  2  9 fuel cells to generate electricity, but also to utilize the
  2 10 heat produced as a by=product of the electric generation.  The
  2 11 center is directed to prepare an annual report for the general
  2 12 assembly on the progress of the pilot project.  Funding for
  2 13 the project may come from internal funds of the Iowa energy
  2 14 center, from the general assembly, or from gift or grant
  2 15 moneys.
  2 16 LSB 2889HH 80
  2 17 jj/pj/5