House
File
351
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
351
BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
moneys
administered
by
the
1
Iowa
energy
center
for
energy
efficiency
investments
and
2
the
construction
of
specified
renewable
energy
generation
3
facilities.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
15.120,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
To
encourage
energy
efficiency
3
investments
and
the
construction
of
renewable
energy
generation
4
facilities
for
public
school
districts.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
15.120,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
a.
The
governing
board
shall
convene
a
8
stakeholder
group
to
do
all
of
the
following:
9
(1)
Identify,
develop,
and
promote
best
practices
among
10
public
school
districts
in
using
moneys
from
the
secure
an
11
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
established
in
section
12
423F.2.
13
(2)
Propose
potential
incentives
that
can
be
adopted
to
14
encourage
the
use
of
moneys
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
15
for
education
fund
established
in
section
423F.2
to
finance
the
16
costs
of
energy
efficiency
investments
and
the
construction
17
of
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
for
elementary
and
18
secondary
public
school
buildings.
19
(3)
Recommend
specific
energy
efficiency
investments
and
20
the
construction
of
specific
renewable
energy
generation
21
facilities
for
elementary
and
secondary
public
school
22
buildings.
23
b.
The
stakeholder
group
shall
submit
its
findings
and
24
recommendations
to
the
governing
board,
the
center,
and
the
25
authority.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
15.120,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
3.
a.
The
center
shall
employ
necessary
support
staff.
29
The
center
staff
shall
be
employees
of
the
authority.
Moneys
30
appropriated
to
the
center
shall
be
used
to
sponsor
grants
and
31
projects
submitted
on
a
competitive
basis
by
Iowa
businesses,
32
colleges
and
universities,
public
school
districts,
and
private
33
nonprofit
agencies
and
foundations,
and
for
the
salaries
and
34
benefits
of
the
employees
of
the
center
including
grants
and
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projects
recommended
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
,
and
to
support
1
the
work
of
the
stakeholder
group
established
pursuant
to
2
subsection
2A,
paragraph
“a”
.
Moneys
appropriated
to
the
3
center
shall
also
be
used
for
the
salaries
and
benefits
of
4
the
employees
of
the
center
.
The
center
may
also
solicit
5
additional
grants
and
funding
from
public
and
private
nonprofit
6
agencies
and
foundations.
7
b.
The
center
shall
prepare
an
annual
report
in
coordination
8
with
the
authority
,
which
report
shall
contain
recommendations
9
as
to
energy
efficiency
investments
and
the
construction
of
10
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
for
elementary
and
11
secondary
public
school
buildings
.
The
center
shall
submit
the
12
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
services
13
agency
by
January
15
of
each
year.
14
Sec.
4.
Section
476.46,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
The
Iowa
energy
center
created
under
section
15.120
17
shall
establish
and
administer
an
alternate
energy
revolving
18
loan
program
to
encourage
the
development
of
alternate
energy
19
production
facilities
and
small
hydro
facilities
within
20
the
state
,
as
well
as
energy
efficiency
investments
and
the
21
construction
of
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
for
22
elementary
and
secondary
public
school
buildings
.
23
Sec.
5.
Section
476.46,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
24
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
c.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
used
to
provide
loans
for
the
26
construction
of
alternate
energy
production
facilities
or
,
as
27
defined
in
section
476.42,
small
hydro
facilities
,
as
defined
28
in
section
476.42
,
and
the
energy
efficiency
investments
or
29
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
recommended
by
the
30
Iowa
energy
center
pursuant
to
section
15.120,
subsection
3,
31
paragraph
“b”
.
32
Sec.
6.
Section
476.46,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
33
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
(2)
A
facility
or
energy
efficiency
investment
shall
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be
eligible
for
no
more
than
one
million
dollars
in
loans
1
outstanding
at
any
time
under
this
program.
2
Sec.
7.
Section
476.46,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
3
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
(2)
Any
loan
made
pursuant
to
this
program
shall
become
5
due
for
payment
upon
sale
of
the
facility
or
energy
efficiency
6
investment
for
which
the
loan
was
made.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
moneys
administered
by
the
11
Iowa
energy
center.
12
The
bill
adds
to
the
list
of
the
purposes
of
the
center
13
encouraging
energy
efficiency
investments
and
the
construction
14
of
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
for
public
school
15
districts.
16
The
bill
requires
the
governing
board
of
the
center
to
17
convene
a
stakeholder
group.
The
bill
directs
the
stakeholder
18
group
to
identify,
develop,
and
promote
best
practices
among
19
public
school
districts
in
using
moneys
from
the
secure
an
20
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
established
in
Code
section
21
423F.2;
propose
potential
incentives
that
can
be
adopted
to
22
encourage
the
use
of
such
moneys
to
finance
the
costs
of
energy
23
efficiency
investments
and
the
construction
of
renewable
energy
24
generation
facilities
for
elementary
and
secondary
public
25
school
buildings;
and
recommend
specific
energy
efficiency
26
investments
and
the
construction
of
specific
renewable
energy
27
generation
facilities
for
such
buildings.
28
The
bill
also
requires
the
stakeholder
group
to
submit
its
29
findings
to
the
governing
board,
the
center,
and
the
authority.
30
The
bill
provides
that
the
center
is
to
include
in
its
annual
31
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
services
32
agency
recommendations
as
to
energy
efficiency
investments
and
33
the
construction
of
renewable
energy
generation
facilities
for
34
elementary
and
secondary
public
school
buildings.
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Current
law
requires
the
center
to
use
moneys
appropriated
1
to
it
to
sponsor
grants
and
projects
submitted
on
a
competitive
2
basis
by
Iowa
businesses,
colleges
and
universities,
and
3
private
nonprofit
agencies
and
foundations,
and
for
the
4
salaries
and
benefits
of
the
employees
of
the
center.
The
5
bill
adds
to
this
list
the
requirement
that
the
center
use
6
such
moneys
to
sponsor
grants
and
projects
submitted
by
public
7
school
districts
on
behalf
of
elementary
and
secondary
public
8
schools
and
recommended
by
the
center.
The
bill
also
allows
9
the
center
to
use
moneys
appropriated
to
it
to
support
the
work
10
of
the
stakeholder
group.
11
The
bill
also
makes
several
changes
to
the
terms
of
the
12
alternate
energy
revolving
loan
program
established
pursuant
to
13
Code
section
476.46.
Currently,
the
center
is
to
administer
14
the
program
to
encourage
the
development
of
alternate
energy
15
production
facilities
and
small
hydro
facilities
within
this
16
state.
The
bill
provides
the
center
is
also
to
administer
17
the
program
to
encourage
the
development
of
energy
efficiency
18
investments
and
the
construction
of
renewable
energy
generation
19
facilities
for
elementary
and
secondary
public
school
20
buildings.
In
addition,
the
bill
allows
for
moneys
in
the
21
alternate
energy
revolving
loan
fund
to
be
used
for
energy
22
efficiency
investments
or
the
construction
of
renewable
energy
23
generation
facilities
recommended
by
the
center
in
its
annual
24
report.
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