HF 2362 (LSB 6017HH (3) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2362

BY  ISENHART, STECKMAN, KEARNS, ANDERSON, KACENA, MASCHER, McCONKEY, KURTH, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, LENSING, WINCKLER, FORBES, COHOON, M. SMITH, BEARINGER, BROWN-POWERS, R. SMITH, STAED, T. TAYLOR, OURTH, GASKILL, BENNETT, MEYER, THEDE, KRESSIG, OLSON, HEDDENS, GAINES, OLDSON, JACOBY, ABDUL-SAMAD, PRICHARD, NIELSEN, HUNTER, WOLFE, BRECKENRIDGE, P. MILLER, HALL, H. MILLER, RUNNING-MARQUARDT, and FINKENAUER

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for the inclusion of the state as a member of the United States climate alliance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  458.1  Climate alliance membership.
   1.  On or before July 1, 2018, the governor shall take all necessary actions for the state to become a member of the United States climate alliance. A subsequent withdrawal from the alliance shall be subject to the approval of the general assembly.
   2.  On or before December 1, 2018, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter, the governor shall report to the general assembly’s standing committees on natural resources and environment and environmental protection regarding the state’s participation in the United States climate alliance, including any collaborations or partnerships among the alliance members or external stakeholders and any policies or programs that the alliance has endorsed, undertaken, or considered.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the governor of Iowa to take the steps necessary to make the state a member of the United States climate alliance by July 1, 2018. The bill allows the governor to withdraw the state from the alliance only if the general assembly approves the withdrawal. The bill requires the governor to submit a report to the general assembly’s standing committees on natural resources and environment and environmental protection on or before December 1 of each year.