Bill Text: IA HR111 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution urging the Governor of Iowa to take all necessary actions for the State of Iowa to become a member of the United States Climate Alliance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-1)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-06-13 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 766. [HR111 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HR111-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
111
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
111
BY
ISENHART
,
KURTZ
,
KURTH
,
HUNTER
,
M.
SMITH
,
MASCHER
,
ANDERSON
,
McKEAN
,
STECKMAN
,
B.
MEYER
,
COHOON
,
FORBES
,
GASKILL
,
DERRY
,
WINCKLER
,
LENSING
,
EHLERT
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
DONAHUE
,
SUNDE
,
OLSON
,
KRESSIG
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
STAED
,
WILLIAMS
,
BENNETT
,
JACOBY
,
R.
SMITH
,
NIELSEN
,
McCONKEY
,
JAMES
,
WILBURN
,
KONFRST
,
WOLFE
,
and
MATSON
A
Resolution
urging
the
Governor
of
Iowa
to
take
all
1
necessary
actions
for
the
State
of
Iowa
to
become
a
2
member
of
the
United
States
Climate
Alliance.
3
WHEREAS,
195
countries
signed
the
Paris
Agreement
4
on
Climate
Change,
which
aims
to
strengthen
the
global
5
response
to
the
threat
of
climate
change,
including
by
6
holding
the
increase
in
the
global
average
temperature
7
to
less
than
2
degrees
Celsius
above
preindustrial
8
levels;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
signed
the
Paris
10
Agreement,
which
builds
upon
the
United
Nations
11
Framework
Convention
on
Climate
Change
and
recruits
12
governments
to
the
common
cause
of
ambitiously
13
combatting
climate
change
by
limiting
global
14
temperature
increases,
by
dealing
with
climate
impacts,
15
and
by
adapting
to
its
effects;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
current
presidential
administration
has
17
initiated
the
formal
process
to
withdraw
the
United
18
States
from
the
Paris
Agreement;
and
19
WHEREAS,
only
international
cooperation
to
reduce
20
greenhouse
gas
emissions
can
mitigate
climate
21
impacts;
and
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WHEREAS,
24
states
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
1
Rico
have
joined
the
United
States
Climate
Alliance,
2
committing
to
the
goal
of
reducing
greenhouse
gas
3
emissions
consistent
with
the
goals
of
the
Paris
4
Agreement;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Climate
Change
Advisory
Council,
6
which
was
created
by
the
Iowa
Department
of
Natural
7
Resources,
submitted
proposals
to
the
Governor
and
the
8
General
Assembly
addressing
a
full
range
of
policies
9
and
strategies,
including
the
cost-effectiveness
of
the
10
strategies
and
multiple
scenarios
designed
to
reduce
11
statewide
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
50
percent
or
12
more
by
2050;
and
13
WHEREAS,
since
the
council’s
report,
researchers
and
14
educators
from
nearly
every
Iowa
college
and
university
15
have
jointly
produced
annual
statements
on
the
impact
16
of
climate
change
on
Iowans;
and
17
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Climate
Alliance
agenda
18
includes
addressing
matters
critical
to
Iowa’s
future,
19
including
advanced
transportation,
natural
and
working
20
lands,
the
role
of
utilities,
appliance
efficiency
21
standards,
the
competitiveness
of
renewable
energy,
22
clean
energy
financing,
insurance
risk,
pollution
23
control,
and
community
resilience;
and
24
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
participation
in
the
United
States
25
Climate
Alliance
will
help
the
state
achieve
the
goals
26
of
the
Iowa
Energy
Plan
developed
under
the
leadership
27
of
then
Lieutenant
Governor
Kim
Reynolds
by
the
Iowa
28
Economic
Development
Authority
and
the
Iowa
Department
29
of
Transportation,
which
aspires
to
collaborate
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locally,
grow
sustainably,
and
lead
nationally,
1
consistent
with
the
aspiration
that
now
is
the
time
to
2
continue
to
build
on
Iowa’s
energy-related
successes
3
by
charting
a
sustainable
and
predictable
course
for
4
tomorrow;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
General
Assembly
and
former
Governor
6
Terry
E.
Branstad
approved
legislation
moving
the
7
Iowa
Energy
Center
to
the
Iowa
Economic
Development
8
Authority,
strengthening
the
capacity
of
state
9
government
to
implement
the
Iowa
Energy
Plan
and
10
to
provide
national
leadership
in
the
modern
energy
11
sector;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Economic
Development
Authority’s
13
City
Energy
Management
Program
worked
with
14
participating
communities
to
create
energy
action
15
plans,
establish
the
financial
case
to
invest
in
energy
16
efficiency,
and
develop
a
steady
source
of
funding
for
17
energy
efficiency
projects;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Economic
Development
Authority
19
continues
to
encourage
energy
efficiency
initiatives
20
at
the
local
level
through
Iowa’s
B3
Public
Buildings
21
Benchmarking
Program,
by
conducting
Certified
Energy
22
Managers
Training,
by
operating
an
energy
efficiency
23
program
for
rural
small
businesses,
and
by
offering
24
grants
to
support
energy
efficient
homes;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Economic
Development
Authority’s
26
Community
Development
Division
issued
a
request
for
27
proposals
for
bidders
to
conduct
an
assessment
of
the
28
economic
development
potential
of
energy
storage
in
29
Iowa
beginning
in
2020;
and
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WHEREAS,
the
General
Assembly
created
an
incentive
1
for
individuals
to
adopt
carbon-free
energy
production
2
in
residences
by
reauthorizing
a
geothermal
heat
pump
3
tax
credit
in
2019;
and
4
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Utilities
Board
and
Office
of
5
Consumer
Advocate
have
maintained
an
ongoing
Energy
6
Efficiency
Collaborative,
and
the
board
has
opened
7
an
inquiry
into
the
potential
for
widespread
use
of
8
distributed
energy
resources
in
Iowa;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
public
universities
have
engaged
10
in
a
five-year
project
funded
by
the
National
Science
11
Foundation
to
build
Iowa’s
research
capacity
in
12
sustainable
energy
systems,
supporting
studies
in
13
bioenergy,
wind
energy,
energy
utilization,
and
energy
14
policy
in
partnership
with
the
state’s
community
15
colleges,
private
colleges,
school
districts,
16
government
agencies,
and
industries;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Iowa
State
University’s
Bioeconomy
18
Institute,
which
supports
Iowa
agriculture
in
the
19
state’s
quest
for
sustainable
sources
of
fuel,
energy,
20
chemicals,
and
material,
and
other
researchers
are
part
21
of
the
New
Carbon
Economy
Consortium
launched
by
the
22
Center
for
Carbon
Removal,
a
partnership
of
research
23
institutions
with
the
goal
of
removing
carbon
dioxide
24
from
the
atmosphere
and
converting
it
into
valuable
25
products
and
services;
and
26
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Department
of
Natural
Resources
27
has
successfully
led
an
interagency,
public-private
28
stakeholder
group
to
coordinate
development
of
efforts
29
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
in
Iowa
and
regionally
in
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accordance
with
the
federal
Clean
Power
Plan;
and
1
WHEREAS,
as
elected
officials
representing
2
legislative
districts,
members
of
the
House
of
3
Representatives
are
willing
to
convene
constituents
and
4
stakeholders
to
collaborate
locally
and
are
willing
5
to
partner
with
the
executive
branch
to
make
the
Iowa
6
Energy
Plan
a
reality,
thereby
helping
Iowa
do
its
7
part
to
achieve
the
goals
of
the
Paris
Agreement;
NOW
8
THEREFORE,
9
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
10
That
the
House
of
Representatives
urges
Governor
11
Kim
Reynolds
to
take
all
necessary
actions
for
the
12
State
of
Iowa
to
become
a
member
of,
participate
in,
13
and
maintain
membership
in
the
United
States
Climate
14
Alliance.
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