HOUSE FILE 2190

BY  KELLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing an energy audit program with regard to elementary and secondary public school buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 476.6, subsection 16, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  The board shall establish and coordinate an energy audit program pursuant to which energy audits shall be performed in connection with each elementary or secondary public school building in the state utilized as an attendance center. The board shall establish by rule criteria for the audits, which shall include, at a minimum, an inspection of the school building, assessment of the building’s current energy efficiency, and recommendations for energy-efficient upgrades or improvements. The selection of one or more entities or organizations to conduct the audits, and a proposed timetable for the performance of the audits and submission of audit results, shall be at the discretion of the board. Each school district in the state shall submit to the board a list of school buildings located within the school district by September 1, 2012. The goal of the program shall be to complete all audits by January 1, 2014, but the board may grant extensions of time in the board’s discretion upon request by the entity performing the audit or a school district. The board shall submit a status report to the general assembly by January 1, 2013, and by January 1 each year thereafter until all audits have been completed.
EXPLANATION
   This bill directs the Iowa utilities board to establish and coordinate an energy audit program pursuant to which energy audits shall be performed in connection with each elementary or secondary school building in the state utilized as an attendance center. The bill provides that the board shall establish by rule criteria for the audits, which shall include, at a minimum, an inspection of the school building, assessment of the building’s current energy efficiency, and recommendations for energy-efficient upgrades or improvements.
   The bill requires each school district to submit to the board a list of school buildings located within the district by September 1, 2012. The bill provides that selection of one or more entities or organizations to perform the audits, and a proposed timetable for the performance of the audits and submission of audit results to the board, is in the board’s discretion. The bill specifies a general goal of completion of all audits by January 1, 2014, but states that the board may grant extensions of time in the board’s discretion upon request by an entity performing an audit or a school district. The bill provides that the board shall review audit results and submit a status report to the general assembly by January 1, 2013, and by January 1 each year thereafter until all audits have been completed.