Senate File 391 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HOGG


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to carbon neutral standards for electric
  2    generating plants and major stationary sources of air
  3    contaminants.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2392XS 82
  6 tm/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  473.45  CARBON NEUTRAL STANDARDS.
  1  2    1.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
  1  3 requires:
  1  4    a.  "Facility" means the same as defined in section 476A.1.
  1  5    b.  "Greenhouse gases" means gases identified by the
  1  6 department including but not limited to carbon dioxide,
  1  7 methane, and nitrous oxide.
  1  8    c.  "Major stationary source" means the same as defined in
  1  9 section 455B.131.
  1 10    2.  Prior to the construction of a new facility or new
  1 11 major stationary source or an expansion to an existing
  1 12 facility or an existing major stationary source the department
  1 13 shall approve a carbon neutral plan for the facility or major
  1 14 stationary source.  In order for a carbon neutral plan to be
  1 15 approved, the department must find that the new or expanded
  1 16 facility or major stationary source will not contribute to an
  1 17 overall increase in the emission rate of greenhouse gases in
  1 18 the state.  In the review and approval process for new or
  1 19 expanded facilities, the department shall consult with the
  1 20 utilities board within the utilities division of the
  1 21 department of commerce.
  1 22    3.  The carbon neutral plan of a new or expanded facility
  1 23 or major stationary source may utilize any of the following
  1 24 methods for purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection
  1 25 2:
  1 26    a.  Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the facility
  1 27 or major stationary source as compared to emissions by the
  1 28 facility or major stationary source prior to construction or
  1 29 expansion.
  1 30    b.  Through the use of energy conservation measures or
  1 31 energy efficiency measures, assistance to other facilities,
  1 32 major stationary sources, or consumers in reducing their
  1 33 greenhouse gas emissions.
  1 34    c.  Offsetting of increased greenhouse gas emissions
  1 35 through the production of increased energy from wind, solar,
  2  1 or geothermal sources.
  2  2    d.  Provision of sequestration of carbon dioxide.
  2  3    e.  Purchasing of credits for greenhouse gas emissions.
  2  4    f.  Any other method approved by the department.
  2  5                           EXPLANATION
  2  6    This bill relates to carbon neutral standards.
  2  7    The bill provides that prior to the construction of a new
  2  8 facility or new major stationary source or an expansion to an
  2  9 existing facility or existing major stationary source the
  2 10 department shall approve a carbon neutral plan for the
  2 11 facility or major stationary source.  The bill provides that,
  2 12 in order for a carbon neutral plan to be approved, the
  2 13 department must find that the new or expanded facility or
  2 14 major stationary source will not contribute to an overall
  2 15 increase in the emission rate of greenhouse gases in the
  2 16 state.  The bill provides that in the review and approval
  2 17 process for new or expanded facilities, the department shall
  2 18 consult with the utilities board.  The bill provides possible
  2 19 methods for achieving greenhouse gas emission limitations.
  2 20    The bill defines a major stationary source as a stationary
  2 21 air contaminant source which directly emits, or has the
  2 22 potential to emit, 100 tons or more of an air pollutant per
  2 23 year including a major source of fugitive emissions of a
  2 24 pollutant as determined by rule by the department or the
  2 25 administrator of the United States environmental protection
  2 26 agency.
  2 27    The bill defines a facility as any electric power
  2 28 generating plant or a combination of plants at a single site,
  2 29 owned by any person, with a total capacity of 25 megawatts of
  2 30 electricity or more and those associated transmission lines
  2 31 connecting the generating plant to either a power transmission
  2 32 system or an interconnected primary transmission system or
  2 33 both.
  2 34 LSB 2392XS 82
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