House Study Bill 542 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to energy conservation standards included in the 2 state building code for new single-family or two-family 3 residential construction. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5376DP 81 6 tm/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 103A.8A, Code 2005, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 103A.8A MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD. 1 4 The state building code commissioner shall adopt as a part 1 5 of the state building code a requirement that new single= 1 6 family or two=family residential construction shallmeet an 1 7 established minimum energy efficiency standard. The standard 1 8 shall be stated in terms of the home heating index developed 1 9 by the physics department at Iowa state university of science 1 10 and technology. The minimum standard shall be the average 1 11 energy consumption of new single=family or two=family 1 12 residential construction as determined by a survey conducted 1 13 by the department of natural resources of the average actual 1 14 energy consumption, as expressed in terms of the home heating 1 15 indexcomply with energy conservation requirements. The 1 16 requirements adopted by the commissioner shall be based upon a 1 17 nationally recognized standard or code for energy 1 18 conservation. Theminimum standardrequirements shall only 1 19 apply to single=family or two=family residential construction 1 20 commenced after the adoption of thestandardrequirements. 1 21 This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a governmental 1 22 subdivision from adopting or enacting a minimum energy 1 23 standard which is substantially in accordance and consistent 1 24 withmodelenergy codes and standards developed by a 1 25 nationally recognized organization in effect on or after July 1 26 1, 2002. A governmental subdivision that adopts or enacts a 1 27 minimum energy standard which is substantially in accordance 1 28 and consistent withmodelenergy codes and standards developed 1 29 by a nationally recognized organization shall adopt or enact 1 30 any update or revision to themodelenergy codes and 1 31 standards. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill relates to energy conservation standards included 1 34 in the state building code for new single=family or two=family 1 35 residential construction. The bill requires the state 2 1 building code commissioner to adopt energy conservation 2 2 requirements based upon a nationally recognized standard or 2 3 code for energy conservation. Currently, the minimum energy 2 4 efficiency standard is used for new single=family or two= 2 5 family residential construction and is stated in terms of the 2 6 home heating index. 2 7 LSB 5376DP 81 2 8 tm:nh/je/5