Bill Text: IA HF248 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to electric power generating facility emission plans and projects, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 73.) Effective date: 04/28/2023. Applicability date: 04/28/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 951. [HF248 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF248-Enrolled.html
House
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Enrolled
House
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248
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
ELECTRIC
POWER
GENERATING
FACILITY
EMISSION
PLANS
AND
PROJECTS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
476.6,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
state,
through
a
collaborative
effort
involving
state
agencies
and
affected
generation
owners,
provide
for
compatible
statewide
environmental
and
electric
energy
policies
with
respect
to
regulated
emissions
from
rate-regulated
electric
power
generating
facilities
in
the
state
that
are
fueled
by
coal.
Each
rate-regulated
public
utility
that
is
an
owner
of
one
or
more
electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
coal
and
located
in
this
state
on
July
1,
2001,
shall
may
develop
a
multiyear
plan
and
budget
or
update
an
existing
plan
and
budget
for
managing
regulated
emissions
from
its
facilities
House
File
248,
p.
2
in
a
reasonably
cost-effective
manner
as
provided
in
this
subsection
.
(1)
The
initial
multiyear
plan
and
budget
shall
be
filed
with
the
board
by
April
1,
2002.
Updates
to
the
plan
and
budget
shall
be
filed
at
least
every
twenty-four
months.
A
rate-regulated
public
utility
in
this
state
that
is
an
owner
of
one
or
more
electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
coal
may,
in
its
sole
discretion,
file
an
update
to
a
multiyear
plan.
The
update
may
seek
advanced
review
and
approval
of
cost
recovery
for
pollution
and
emissions
control
projects
useful
for
managing
the
environmental
regulatory
requirements
for
pollutants
or
other
emissions
from
such
facilities
in
a
reasonably
cost-effective
manner.
(2)
Copies
of
the
initial
plan
and
budget,
as
well
as
any
subsequent
updates,
shall
be
served
on
the
department
of
natural
resources.
(3)
The
initial
multiyear
plan
and
budget
and
any
subsequent
updates
shall
be
considered
The
board
shall
consider
the
plan
or
update
in
a
contested
case
proceeding
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
.
The
department
of
natural
resources
and
the
consumer
advocate
shall
participate
as
parties
to
the
proceeding.
(3)
A
rate-regulated
public
utility
electing
to
seek
advanced
review
of
an
emissions
control
project
shall
submit
an
application
for
advanced
review
before
the
anticipated
start
of
construction
or
installation
of
the
project.
If
an
electric
power
generating
facility
is
owned
by
two
or
more
rate-regulated
public
utilities,
the
operator
of
the
electric
power
generating
facility
may
file
the
application
on
behalf
of
all
rate-regulated
public
utility
owners.
(4)
The
department
of
natural
resources
shall
state
whether
the
plan
or
update
meets
applicable
state
environmental
requirements
for
regulated
emissions.
If
the
plan
or
update
does
not
meet
these
requirements,
the
department
shall
recommend
amendments
that
outline
actions
necessary
to
bring
the
plan
or
update
into
compliance
with
the
environmental
requirements.
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
House
File
248,
p.
3
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
electric
power
generating
facility
emission
plans
or
updates
filed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
248,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
