Bill Text: IA HR120 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution requesting the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to study renewable energy use in state buildings and facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-05-01 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 903. [HR120 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HR120-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 120 - Introduced

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                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
           BY  ANDERSON, GASKILL, COHOON, WOLFE, WINCKLER,
       LENSING, STAED, KURTH, HUNTER, JACOBY, OLSON, KRESSIG,
                    MASCHER, FORBES, and McCONKEY
  1  1 A Resolution requesting the legislative council to
  1  2    establish an interim study committee to study
  1  3    renewable energy use in state buildings and
  1  4    facilities.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Iowa has an abundant amount of wind, solar,
  1  6 biofuel, and other renewable energy resources; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, in 2016, Iowa ranked second among the
  1  8 states in net electricity generation from wind
  1  9 and third in net electricity generation from all
  1 10 nonhydroelectric renewable energy resources; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, wind generation provided 36.6 percent of
  1 12 Iowa's total electricity generation in 2016, a larger
  1 13 share than in any other state; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, Iowa is a leader in renewable energy,
  1 15 ranking among the top 10 states in the nation when it
  1 16 comes to investing in renewable energy, according to a
  1 17 recent nationwide report; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, Iowa law encourages the deployment of
  1 19 renewable energy and facilitates the implementation of
  1 20 energy management improvements, including by allowing
  1 21 the use of renewable energy, in state buildings and
  1 22 facilities; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, Iowa should capitalize on its abundant
  1 24 renewable energy resources to implement the use of
  1 25 renewable energy in state buildings and facilities,
  1 26 saving the state energy costs and advancing its
  2  1 commitment to renewable energy; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That
  2  3 the House of Representatives requests the legislative
  2  4 council to authorize and establish an interim study
  2  5 committee, composed of members of the Senate and the
  2  6 House of Representatives, to commence meeting during
  2  7 the 2018 Legislative Interim. The purpose of the
  2  8 interim study committee is to develop a strategic
  2  9 plan regarding the feasibility, timeline, and costs
  2 10 of implementing or expanding renewable energy usage
  2 11 in state buildings and facilities. The strategic
  2 12 plan shall give precedence to the implementation or
  2 13 expansion of renewable energy usage in state buildings
  2 14 and facilities with the highest annual energy usage,
  2 15 as identified by the Department of Administrative
  2 16 Services. The interim study committee shall, if
  2 17 appropriate, make recommendations to the General
  2 18 Assembly related to the strategic plan before January
  2 19 1, 2019.
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