Bill Text: IA SF411 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties and cities.(Formerly SSB 1085.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-12 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1. [SF411 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF411-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1085)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
energy
sources
by
counties
1
and
cities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
22.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
3
“energy
source”
means
any
fuel
or
power
source
used
to
power
an
4
engine,
including
but
not
limited
to
aviation
fuel,
biofuel,
5
compressed
or
liquefied
natural
gas,
diesel
fuel
including
6
renewable
diesel
and
biodiesel
blended
fuel,
electricity
used
7
for
charging
electric
vehicles,
gasoline
including
ethanol
8
blended
gasoline,
gas
distillates,
hydrogen,
and
liquefied
9
petroleum
gas.
10
b.
A
county
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
motion,
11
resolution,
or
amendment
that
limits
consumer
access
to
an
12
energy
source
or
that
results
in
the
de
facto
prohibition
of
13
the
sale
or
production
of
an
energy
source
or
the
related
14
infrastructure
necessary
to
provide
consumer
access
to
a
15
specific
energy
source
within
the
county’s
jurisdiction.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
19
“energy
source”
means
any
fuel
or
power
source
used
to
power
an
20
engine,
including
but
not
limited
to
aviation
fuel,
biofuel,
21
compressed
or
liquefied
natural
gas,
diesel
fuel
including
22
renewable
diesel
and
biodiesel
blended
fuel,
electricity
used
23
for
charging
electric
vehicles,
gasoline
including
ethanol
24
blended
gasoline,
gas
distillates,
hydrogen,
and
liquefied
25
petroleum
gas.
26
b.
A
city
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
27
or
amendment
that
limits
consumer
access
to
an
energy
source
28
or
that
results
in
the
de
facto
prohibition
of
the
sale
or
29
production
of
an
energy
source
or
the
related
infrastructure
30
necessary
to
provide
consumer
access
to
a
specific
energy
31
source
within
the
city’s
jurisdiction.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting
an
1
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment
that
limits
2
consumer
access
to
an
energy
source
or
that
results
in
the
de
3
facto
prohibition
of
the
sale
or
production
of
an
energy
source
4
or
the
related
infrastructure
necessary
to
provide
consumer
5
access
to
a
specific
energy
source
within
the
jurisdiction
of
6
the
county
or
city.
The
bill
defines
“energy
source”.
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