HF 59 (LSB 1189HH (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE 59

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to energy efficiency efforts by state agencies and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8A.311, Code 2013, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  19A.  A state agency shall be required to purchase products that conform to energy star specifications current at the time of contract or purchase if the product is subject to energy star labeling.
    Sec. 2.  Section 8A.322, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The director shall provide necessary lighting, fuel, and water services for the state laboratories facility in Ankeny and for the state buildings and grounds located at the seat of government, except the buildings and grounds referred to in section 216B.3, subsection 6.

Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to the department for utility expenses that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall be transferred to the building energy management fund created in section 473.19A to be used to finance energy improvements to state-owned properties.
    Sec. 3.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS.
   1.  The department of administrative services shall report to the general assembly and governor by November 15, 2013, regarding the feasibility of giving preference to or requiring the purchase or lease of passenger cars with a United States environmental protection agency estimated highway-mileage rating of at least thirty-five miles per gallon and electric-powered and natural gas-powered vehicles with a United States environmental protection agency estimated highway-mileage rating of at least forty-five miles per gallon. The preference shall be determined on a fleetwide average basis.
   2.  The department of administrative services shall provide for least-cost lighting of state buildings and property under its control and shall work with other state departments and agencies responsible for the energy costs of buildings and property under their control to do the same, based on minimizing energy use and the life-cycle costs of the energy technology.
   3.  The department of administrative services shall establish a program with other state agencies to replace or deploy battery chargers and other smart power technology that turns off the power source to the adapter or battery once the battery is charged or cuts power to unused electrical devices.
    Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
   This bill concerns energy efficiency efforts by state agencies.
   Code section 8A.311, concerning state agency purchasing, is amended to require state agencies to purchase products that conform to energy star specifications if the product is subject to energy star labeling.
   Code section 8A.322, concerning building and grounds under the control of the department of administrative services, is amended to provide that moneys appropriated to the department for utility expenses that remain unexpended at the end of a fiscal year do not revert but are transferred to the building energy management fund to be used to finance energy improvements to state-owned properties.
   The bill also requires the department of administrative services to submit a report to the general assembly and governor by November 15, 2013, regarding the feasibility of giving preference to or requiring the purchase or lease of passenger cars with a high highway-mileage rating, to provide for least-cost lighting of state buildings and property under its control, and to establish a program with other state agencies to replace or deploy battery chargers and other smart power technology.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.