Senate File 229 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the establishment of an energy conservation
  2    technician for capitol complex building maintenance purposes,
  3    and making an appropriation.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2503SS 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8A.322, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  a.  The director shall establish the
  1  4 position of energy conservation technician for the capitol
  1  5 complex buildings.  The position shall be a full=time
  1  6 equivalent position dedicated to reducing excess energy
  1  7 consumption during periods when the capitol complex buildings,
  1  8 or designated areas thereof, are not in use.  The director
  1  9 shall by rule establish a specific position description and
  1 10 job responsibilities.  Responsibilities shall include, at a
  1 11 minimum, an ongoing physical inspection of the capitol complex
  1 12 buildings with the objective of identifying and shutting off
  1 13 light fixtures, appliances, computers, television and radio
  1 14 equipment, and other items which consume electricity and which
  1 15 have not been turned off and are either not being used or have
  1 16 been left unattended.  This section shall not apply to any
  1 17 item which has powered down but needs to be left turned on on
  1 18 an ongoing basis.
  1 19    b.  Based on information supplied by the energy
  1 20 conservation technician, and an examination of utility bills
  1 21 for capitol complex buildings, the director shall prepare a
  1 22 report regarding energy savings achieved and submit the report
  1 23 to members of the general assembly by January 1 annually.
  1 24    c.  There is annually appropriated from the general fund of
  1 25 the state to the department the sum of fifty thousand dollars
  1 26 for the provision of salary and benefits to the position
  1 27 established pursuant to paragraph "a".
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill creates the new job position of energy
  1 30 conservation technician within the department of
  1 31 administrative services.  The bill provides that the position
  1 32 shall be dedicated to reducing excess energy consumption
  1 33 during periods when the capitol complex buildings, or
  1 34 designated areas thereof, are not in use.  The director of the
  1 35 department is directed to establish a position description and
  2  1 job responsibilities, which shall include at a minimum
  2  2 conducting an ongoing physical inspection of the capitol
  2  3 complex buildings with the objective of identifying and
  2  4 shutting off light fixtures, appliances, computers, television
  2  5 and radio equipment, and other items which consume electricity
  2  6 which have not been turned off are either not being used or
  2  7 have been left unattended, and are not required to remain
  2  8 turned on on an ongoing basis.
  2  9    The bill appropriates $50,000 from the general fund of the
  2 10 state each year to the department for salary and benefits
  2 11 associated with the new position.
  2 12 LSB 2503SS 82
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