Senate File 86 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY HOGG Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act directing the Iowa climate change advisory council to 2 conduct an assessment and prepare a report regarding the 3 state's vulnerability to climatic change. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1895SS 83 6 rn/nh/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CLIMATIC CHANGE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. 1 2 1. The Iowa climate change advisory council established in 1 3 section 455B.851 shall identify and assess the state's 1 4 vulnerability to climatic change and the impact of such change 1 5 upon the state's environment, resources, and citizens. The 1 6 vulnerability assessment shall include but not be limited to 1 7 consideration of the following: 1 8 a. The impact of climatic change on the state's water 1 9 resources and water management policies and practices. 1 10 b. The likelihood of an increase in the frequency or 1 11 severity of weather=related events due to climatic change. 1 12 c. The extent to which adverse health effects might result 1 13 from climatic change. 1 14 d. The impact of climatic change on energy resources. 1 15 e. Whether and to what extent invasive species could enter 1 16 or develop within the state as a consequence of climatic 1 17 change. 1 18 f. The extent to which climatic change could adversely 1 19 impact natural resources management strategies. 1 20 2. In addition to assessing the state's vulnerability to 1 21 climatic change as specified in subsection 1, the council 1 22 shall also assess the range of possible economic and other 1 23 damages arising from unmitigated climatic change, and the 1 24 range of possible costs relating either to efforts to mitigate 1 25 climatic change or to adapt to unmitigated changes. 1 26 3. Based upon these assessments, the council shall develop 1 27 recommendations regarding adaptation measures to minimize the 1 28 anticipated future costs of climatic change, and shall submit 1 29 a report containing the recommendations to the general 1 30 assembly by December 31, 2009. 1 31 4. The council may hold no more than three meetings in 1 32 conducting the assessment and preparing the report pursuant to 1 33 this section, and may utilize the department of management to 1 34 facilitate the meetings. 1 35 EXPLANATION 2 1 This bill directs the Iowa climate change advisory council 2 2 to conduct an assessment and prepare a report assessing this 2 3 state's vulnerability to climatic change. 2 4 The bill provides that the assessment of vulnerability to 2 5 climatic change shall include but not be limited to the impact 2 6 upon state water resources and water management policies and 2 7 practices, weather=related events, adverse health effects, 2 8 energy resources, invasive species entrance or development, 2 9 and natural resources management strategies. The bill 2 10 provides that the council shall also assess the range of 2 11 possible economic and other damages arising from unmitigated 2 12 climatic change, and the range of possible costs relating 2 13 either to efforts to mitigate climatic change or to adapt to 2 14 unmitigated changes. 2 15 Based on these assessments, the bill requires the council 2 16 to develop recommendations regarding adaptation measures to 2 17 minimize the anticipated future costs of climatic change, and 2 18 to submit a report containing the recommendations to the 2 19 general assembly by December 31, 2009. The bill limits the 2 20 number of meetings the council shall be authorized to conduct 2 21 to three, and authorizes the council to utilize the department 2 22 of management to facilitate the meetings. 2 23 LSB 1895SS 83 2 24 rn/nh/24