House Study Bill 259 HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GREINER) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to certification requirements for installers of 2 geothermal heating units. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 3137HC 81 5 tm/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.190A, Code 2005, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. A geothermal heating unit shall only 1 4 be installed by a certified well contractor that has been 1 5 certified by the department to install such units. The 1 6 department shall certify a person to install geothermal 1 7 heating units after all of the following are satisfied: 1 8 a. The person is certified as a well contractor. 1 9 b. The person has spent at least two years under the 1 10 direct supervision of a certified well contractor. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill provides that a geothermal heating unit shall 1 13 only be installed by a certified well contractor. The bill 1 14 requires the department of natural resources to certify a 1 15 person to install geothermal units if the person is certified 1 16 as a well contractor and the person has spent at least two 1 17 years under the direct supervision of a certified well 1 18 contractor. 1 19 LSB 3137HC 81 1 20 tm:nh/pj/5