Bill Text: IA SF498 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the installation of solar energy systems in state buildings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Subcommittee: Whiting, Celsi, and Schultz. S.J. 486. [SF498 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF498-Introduced.html
Senate
File
498
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
498
BY
CELSI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
installation
of
solar
energy
systems
1
in
state
buildings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
103A.8D
State
buildings
——
solar
1
energy
system
requirements.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Solar
energy
system”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
4
section
441.21.
5
b.
“State
building”
means
any
building
or
structure
owned
by
6
the
state
or
an
agency
of
the
state.
7
2.
The
state
building
commissioner
shall
adopt
as
a
part
of
8
the
state
building
code
a
requirement
that
all
new
construction
9
of
state
buildings
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
10
this
Act
include
the
installation
of
solar
energy
systems
to
11
meet
a
portion
or
all
of
the
building’s
energy
needs.
A
solar
12
energy
system
installed
in
a
state
building
pursuant
to
this
13
section
shall
include
storage
capacity
for
the
use
of
excess
14
energy
production
when
solar
energy
resources
are
insufficient.
15
Sec.
2.
DEPARTMENT
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
STRATEGIC
16
PLAN
——
RETROFITTING
OF
STATE
BUILDINGS
WITH
SOLAR
ENERGY
17
SYSTEMS.
The
department
of
administrative
services
shall
18
develop
a
strategic
plan
regarding
the
feasibility,
timeline,
19
and
costs
of
retrofitting
all
existing
state
buildings
with
20
solar
energy
systems
by
2030.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
21
“solar
energy
system”
and
“state
building”
mean
the
same
as
22
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
103A.8D.
The
strategic
23
plan
shall
provide
for
the
retrofitting
of
existing
state
24
buildings
with
solar
energy
systems
which
are
either
attached
25
or
connected
to
the
building,
and
which
include
storage
26
capacity
for
the
use
of
excess
energy
production
when
solar
27
energy
resources
are
insufficient,
to
provide
a
portion
or
all
28
of
the
building’s
energy
needs.
The
department
shall
submit
a
29
report
on
the
strategic
plan,
including
any
recommendations,
to
30
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2020.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
provides
for
the
installation
of
solar
energy
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systems
in
state
buildings.
1
The
bill
establishes
new
Code
section
103A.8D,
which
2
requires
the
state
building
commissioner
to
adopt
a
requirement
3
in
the
state
building
code
that
all
new
construction
of
state
4
buildings
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
5
include
the
installation
of
solar
energy
systems
with
storage
6
capacity
to
meet
a
portion
or
all
of
a
building’s
energy
needs.
7
The
bill
includes
or
references
definitions
for
“solar
energy
8
system”
and
“state
building”.
9
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
administrative
services
10
to
develop
a
strategic
plan
regarding
the
feasibility,
11
timeline,
and
costs
of
retrofitting
all
existing
state
12
buildings
with
solar
energy
systems
described
in
the
bill
by
13
2030.
The
bill
directs
the
department
to
submit
a
report
14
on
the
strategic
plan,
including
any
recommendations,
to
the
15
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2020.
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