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House File 605 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to energy benchmarking requirements for private
properties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8D Energy benchmarking
requirements.
For purposes of this section, “energy benchmarking” means
requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or
requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than
the average energy use of a similarly situated property. The
commissioner shall not require energy benchmarking requirements
for a private property.
Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 22. For purposes of this subsection,
“energy benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average
energy use of a property or requiring the average energy
use of a property to be less than the average energy use of
a similarly situated property. A county shall not adopt
or enforce an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment
to require energy benchmarking requirements for a private
property.
Sec. 3. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For purposes of this paragraph, “energy
benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average energy
use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a
property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly
situated property. A city shall not adopt or enforce an
ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment to require energy
benchmarking requirements for a private property.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 605, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2023______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/ns
properties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8D Energy benchmarking
requirements.
For purposes of this section, “energy benchmarking” means
requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or
requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than
the average energy use of a similarly situated property. The
commissioner shall not require energy benchmarking requirements
for a private property.
Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 22. For purposes of this subsection,
“energy benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average
energy use of a property or requiring the average energy
use of a property to be less than the average energy use of
a similarly situated property. A county shall not adopt
or enforce an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment
to require energy benchmarking requirements for a private
property.
Sec. 3. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For purposes of this paragraph, “energy
benchmarking” means requiring a decrease in the average energy
use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a
property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly
situated property. A city shall not adopt or enforce an
ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment to require energy
benchmarking requirements for a private property.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 605, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2023______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/ns