Senate File 2386 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2083)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the achievement of improved energy efficiency
2 through the establishment of a commission on energy efficiency
3 standards and practices, and providing for the periodic
4 reporting of energy efficiency results and savings by gas and
5 electric public utilities.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.27 COMMISSION ON ENERGY
1 2 EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES.
1 3 1. A commission on energy efficiency standards and
1 4 practices is established within the department of public
1 5 safety. The commission shall be composed of the following
1 6 members:
1 7 a. The state building code commissioner, or the
1 8 commissioner's designee.
1 9 b. The director of the office of energy independence, or
1 10 the director's designee.
1 11 c. A professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter
1 12 542B.
1 13 d. An architect registered pursuant to chapter 544A.
1 14 e. Two individuals recognized in the construction industry
1 15 as possessing expertise and experience in the construction or
1 16 renovation of energy=efficient residential and commercial
1 17 buildings.
1 18 f. A member of a local planning and zoning commission or
1 19 county board of supervisors.
1 20 g. Three individuals representing gas and electric public
1 21 utilities within this state.
1 22 h. A local building official whose duties include
1 23 enforcement of requirements for energy conservation in
1 24 construction.
1 25 i. Two consumers, one of whom owns and occupies a
1 26 residential building in this state and one of whom owns and
1 27 occupies a building used in commercial business or
1 28 manufacturing.
1 29 2. The commissioner shall appoint all members to the
1 30 commission other than those members designated in subsection
1 31 1, paragraphs "a" and "b". Appointment of members are subject
1 32 to the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. A vacancy
1 33 on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of
1 34 the regular term in the same manner as regular appointments
1 35 are made. Members appointed by the commissioner shall be
2 1 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
2 2 performance of their duties. Such members may also be
2 3 eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2 4 A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
2 5 3. Duties of the commission shall include but are not
2 6 limited to the following:
2 7 a. Evaluate energy efficiency standards applicable to
2 8 existing or newly constructed residential, commercial, and
2 9 industrial buildings and vertical infrastructure at the state
2 10 and local level and make suggestions for their improvement and
2 11 enforcement. The evaluation of energy efficiency standards
2 12 shall include but not be limited to a review of the following:
2 13 (1) The reduction in energy usage likely to result from
2 14 the adoption and enforcement of the standards.
2 15 (2) The effect of compliance with the standards on indoor
2 16 air quality.
2 17 (3) The relationship of the standards to weatherization
2 18 programs for existing housing stock and to the availability of
2 19 affordable housing, including rental units.
2 20 b. Develop recommendations for new energy efficiency
2 21 standards, specifications, or guidelines applicable to newly
2 22 constructed residential, commercial, and industrial buildings
2 23 and vertical infrastructure.
2 24 c. Develop recommendations for the establishment of
2 25 incentives for energy efficiency construction projects which
2 26 exceed currently applicable state and local building codes.
2 27 d. Develop recommendations for adoption of a statewide
2 28 energy efficiency building labeling or rating system for
2 29 residential, commercial, and industrial buildings and
2 30 complexes.
2 31 e. Obtain input from individuals, groups, associations,
2 32 and agencies in carrying out the duties specified in
2 33 paragraphs "a" through "d", including but not limited to the
2 34 Iowa league of cities regarding local building code adoption
2 35 and enforcement in both large and small communities, the Iowa
3 1 landlord association, the department of transportation, the
3 2 department of public health, the division of community action
3 3 agencies of the department of human rights regarding
3 4 low=income residential customers, and obtain additional input
3 5 from any other source that the commission determines
3 6 appropriate.
3 7 4. The commission shall be formed for the two=year period
3 8 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010, and shall
3 9 submit a report to the governor and the general assembly by
3 10 January 1, 2011, regarding its activities and recommendations.
3 11 Administrative support shall be furnished by the department of
3 12 public safety, with the assistance of the office of energy
3 13 independence and the department of natural resources.
3 14 Sec. 2. Section 476.1A, subsection 7, Code 2007, is
3 15 amended to read as follows:
3 16 7. Filing energy efficiency plans and energy efficiency
3 17 results with the board. The energy efficiency plans as a
3 18 whole shall be cost=effective. The board may permit these
3 19 utilities to file joint plans. The board shall periodically
3 20 report the energy efficiency results including energy savings
3 21 of each of these utilities to the general assembly.
3 22 Sec. 3. Section 476.1B, subsection 1, paragraph 1, Code
3 23 2007, is amended to read as follows:
3 24 l. Filing energy efficiency plans and energy efficiency
3 25 results with the board. The energy efficiency plans as a
3 26 whole shall be cost=effective. The board may permit these
3 27 utilities to file joint plans. The board shall periodically
3 28 report the energy efficiency results including energy savings
3 29 of each of these utilities to the general assembly.
3 30 Sec. 4. Section 476.6, subsection 16, paragraph b, Code
3 31 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
3 32 b. A gas and electric utility required to be
3 33 rate=regulated under this chapter shall assess potential
3 34 energy and capacity savings available from actual and
3 35 projected customer usage by applying commercially available
4 1 technology and improved operating practices to energy=using
4 2 equipment and buildings. The utility shall submit the
4 3 assessment to the board. Upon receipt of the assessment, the
4 4 board shall consult with the department of natural resources
4 5 to develop specific capacity and energy savings performance
4 6 standards for each utility. The utility shall submit an
4 7 energy efficiency plan which shall include economically
4 8 achievable programs designed to attain these energy and
4 9 capacity performance standards. The board shall periodically
4 10 report the energy efficiency results including energy savings
4 11 of each utility to the general assembly.
4 12 EXPLANATION
4 13 This bill provides for the establishment of a commission on
4 14 energy efficiency standards and practices within the
4 15 department of public safety, to be comprised of the state
4 16 building code commissioner or designee, the director of the
4 17 office of energy independence or designee, a licensed
4 18 engineer, a registered architect, two individuals recognized
4 19 in the construction industry as possessing expertise and
4 20 experience in the construction or renovation of
4 21 energy=efficiency residential and commercial buildings, a
4 22 member of a local planning and zoning commission or county
4 23 board of supervisors, three representatives of gas and
4 24 electric public utilities, a local building official, and two
4 25 consumers. The commission's duties would include evaluating
4 26 energy efficiency standards applicable to buildings,
4 27 developing recommendations for new energy efficiency
4 28 standards, specifications, or guidelines applicable to new
4 29 construction, developing recommendations for incentives for
4 30 energy efficiency construction projects which exceed currently
4 31 applicable state and local building codes, and developing
4 32 recommendations for adopting a statewide energy efficiency
4 33 building labeling or rating system. An additional duty would
4 34 involve obtaining input from individuals, groups,
4 35 associations, and agencies in carrying out these specified
5 1 duties as the commission determines appropriate. The
5 2 commission would exist for a two=year period, with a report of
5 3 recommendations submitted to the governor and the general
5 4 assembly by January 1, 2011.
5 5 The bill additionally provides that the Iowa utilities
5 6 board shall periodically report energy efficiency results,
5 7 including energy savings, of gas and electric public utilities
5 8 resulting from energy efficiency plans filed with the board by
5 9 the utilities.
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