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
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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 shall meet 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 index comply 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.  The minimum standard requirements shall only
  1 19 apply to single=family or two=family residential construction
  1 20 commenced after the adoption of the standard requirements.
  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 with model energy 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 with model energy codes and standards developed
  1 29 by a nationally recognized organization shall adopt or enact
  1 30 any update or revision to the model energy 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
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