Bill Text: IA HF605 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to energy benchmarking requirements for private properties. (Formerly HSB 216.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-01 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1041. [HF605 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF605-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
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
House
File
605,
p.
2
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
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
605,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
