House
Resolution
118
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
118
BY
WATTS
,
GASSMAN
,
WINDSCHITL
,
SALMON
,
HUSEMAN
,
GUSTAFSON
,
SHAW
,
DEYOE
,
ALONS
,
SHEETS
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
LOFGREN
,
FISHER
,
HEARTSILL
,
BAUDLER
,
RAYHONS
,
WORTHAN
,
SCHULTZ
,
FORRISTALL
,
and
DOLECHECK
A
Resolution
in
support
of
recognizing
the
lead
role
of
1
states
in
the
regulation
of
carbon
dioxide
emissions
2
from
existing
power
plants.
3
WHEREAS,
a
reliable
and
affordable
energy
supply
is
4
vital
to
Iowa’s
economic
growth
and
the
employment
and
5
well-being
of
its
citizens;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Iowa
supports
a
comprehensive
energy
7
strategy
because
it
is
in
the
state’s
best
interests
8
and
the
best
interests
of
the
United
States;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
possesses
abundant
10
supplies
of
coal
capable
of
providing
economic
and
11
energy
security
benefits;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
use
of
coal
provides
affordable
and
13
reliable
electricity
to
the
citizens
of
Iowa;
and
14
WHEREAS,
carbon
regulations
for
existing
coal-fueled
15
power
plants
could
threaten
the
affordability
16
and
reliability
of
Iowa’s
electricity
supply
and,
17
therefore,
the
well-being
of
its
citizens;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Energy
Information
19
Administration
projects
that
the
United
States
electric
20
sector
carbon
dioxide
emissions
will
be
14
percent
21
below
2005
levels
by
the
year
2020
and
that
carbon
22
dioxide
emissions
from
United
States
coal-fueled
power
23
plants
will
be
19
percent
below
2005
levels
in
the
year
24
2020;
and
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WHEREAS,
on
June
25,
2013,
the
President
of
the
1
United
States
directed
the
Administrator
of
the
2
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
to
issue
3
standards,
regulations,
or
guidelines
to
address
carbon
4
dioxide
emissions
from
new,
existing,
modified,
and
5
reconstructed
fossil-fuel
power
plants;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
President
of
the
United
States
7
expressly
recognized
that
states
will
play
a
central
8
role
in
establishing
and
implementing
carbon
standards
9
for
existing
power
plants;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
federal
Clean
Air
Act
requires
the
11
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
to
12
establish
a
procedure
under
which
each
state
shall
13
develop
a
plan
for
establishing
and
implementing
14
standards
of
performance
for
existing
energy
sources
15
within
the
state;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
federal
Clean
Air
Act
expressly
allows
17
states,
in
developing
and
applying
such
performance
18
standards,
to
take
into
consideration,
among
other
19
factors,
the
remaining
useful
life
of
the
existing
20
energy
source
to
which
the
standard
applies;
and
21
WHEREAS,
it
is
in
the
best
interests
of
electricity
22
consumers
in
Iowa
to
continue
to
benefit
from
reliable,
23
affordable
electricity
provided
by
coal-based
24
electricity
generating
plants;
NOW
THEREFORE,
25
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
26
That
the
House
of
Representatives
urges
the
United
27
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
in
developing
28
guidelines
for
regulating
carbon
dioxide
emissions
29
from
existing
power
plants,
to
respect
the
primacy
of
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Iowa
and
other
states
and
to
rely
on
state
regulators
1
to
develop
performance
standards
for
carbon
dioxide
2
emissions
that
take
into
account
the
unique
policies,
3
energy
needs,
resource
mix,
and
economic
priorities
of
4
Iowa
and
other
states;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
6
resolution
be
sent
to
the
Administrator
of
the
United
7
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
to
the
8
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation.
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