Senate File 2226 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting the issuance of certificates, permits, and
  2    licenses for the construction of certain electric power
  3    generating facilities that are fueled by coal for a specified
  4    time period, and providing an effective date.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 6041XS 82
  7 rn/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.134, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  1  2 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
  1  4 division II of this chapter, an application for a permit or
  1  5 conditional permit for the construction of an electric power
  1  6 generating facility that is fueled by coal shall be subject to
  1  7 the temporary moratorium provisions of section 476A.16.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  476A.16  COAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
  1  9 == TEMPORARY MORATORIUM.
  1 10    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Iowa
  1 11 utilities board and the department of natural resources shall
  1 12 not issue a certificate, license, or permit for the
  1 13 construction of an electric power generating facility that is
  1 14 fueled by coal for a five=year time period commencing on the
  1 15 effective date of this Act.  This prohibition shall not apply
  1 16 to an electric power generating facility that is fueled by
  1 17 coal which captures and safely and permanently sequesters
  1 18 ninety percent or more of the carbon dioxide emissions for the
  1 19 entire operating life of the facility, nor to an electric
  1 20 power generating facility with a nameplate electrical
  1 21 generation capacity of less than ten megawatts.  The board
  1 22 shall establish by rule documentation and inspection
  1 23 requirements relating to carbon dioxide emission recapture and
  1 24 sequestration plan submission by applicants.
  1 25    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 26 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill provides for a five=year moratorium, commencing
  1 29 on the effective date of the bill, regarding the issuance of
  1 30 certificates, permits, and licenses for the construction of
  1 31 certain electric power generating facilities that are fueled
  1 32 by coal by the Iowa utilities board and the department of
  1 33 natural resources.  The bill provides exceptions for
  1 34 facilities which submit documentation to the board of plans to
  1 35 capture and safely and permanently sequester 90 percent or
  2  1 more of the carbon dioxide emissions for the entire operating
  2  2 life of the facility, and for a facility with a nameplate
  2  3 electrical generation capacity of less than 10 megawatts.  The
  2  4 bill provides that the board shall establish by rule
  2  5 documentation and inspection requirements applicable to carbon
  2  6 dioxide emission recapture and sequestration plan submission
  2  7 by applicants.
  2  8    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  2  9 LSB 6041XS 82
  2 10 rn/nh/8