Bill Text: IA SSB1043 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to electric power generating facility emission plans and projects, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 198.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-02 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 198. [SSB1043 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1043-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1043
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BROWN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
electric
power
generating
facility
emission
1
plans
and
projects,
and
including
effective
date
and
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
476.6,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
state,
3
through
a
collaborative
effort
involving
state
agencies
and
4
affected
generation
owners,
provide
for
compatible
statewide
5
environmental
and
electric
energy
policies
with
respect
6
to
regulated
emissions
from
rate-regulated
electric
power
7
generating
facilities
in
the
state
that
are
fueled
by
coal.
8
Each
rate-regulated
public
utility
that
is
an
owner
of
one
9
or
more
electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
coal
10
and
located
in
this
state
on
July
1,
2001,
shall
may
develop
11
a
multiyear
plan
and
budget
or
update
an
existing
plan
and
12
budget
for
managing
regulated
emissions
from
its
facilities
13
in
a
reasonably
cost-effective
manner
as
provided
in
this
14
subsection
.
15
(1)
The
initial
multiyear
plan
and
budget
shall
be
filed
16
with
the
board
by
April
1,
2002.
Updates
to
the
plan
and
17
budget
shall
be
filed
at
least
every
twenty-four
months.
A
18
rate-regulated
public
utility
in
this
state
that
is
an
owner
19
of
one
or
more
electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
20
coal
may,
in
its
sole
discretion,
file
an
update
to
a
multiyear
21
plan.
The
update
may
seek
advanced
review
and
approval
of
22
cost
recovery
for
pollution
and
emissions
control
projects
23
useful
for
managing
the
environmental
regulatory
requirements
24
for
pollutants
or
other
emissions
from
such
facilities
in
a
25
reasonably
cost-effective
manner.
26
(2)
Copies
of
the
initial
plan
and
budget,
as
well
as
27
any
subsequent
updates,
shall
be
served
on
the
department
of
28
natural
resources.
29
(3)
The
initial
multiyear
plan
and
budget
and
any
subsequent
30
updates
shall
be
considered
The
board
shall
consider
the
plan
31
or
update
in
a
contested
case
proceeding
pursuant
to
chapter
32
17A
.
The
department
of
natural
resources
and
the
consumer
33
advocate
shall
participate
as
parties
to
the
proceeding.
34
(3)
A
rate-regulated
public
utility
electing
to
seek
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advanced
review
of
an
emissions
control
project
shall
submit
1
an
application
for
advanced
review
before
the
anticipated
2
start
of
construction
or
installation
of
the
project.
If
an
3
electric
power
generating
facility
is
owned
by
two
or
more
4
rate-regulated
public
utilities,
the
operator
of
the
electric
5
power
generating
facility
may
file
the
application
on
behalf
of
6
all
rate-regulated
public
utility
owners.
7
(4)
The
department
of
natural
resources
shall
state
whether
8
the
plan
or
update
meets
applicable
state
environmental
9
requirements
for
regulated
emissions.
If
the
plan
or
update
10
does
not
meet
these
requirements,
the
department
shall
11
recommend
amendments
that
outline
actions
necessary
to
bring
12
the
plan
or
update
into
compliance
with
the
environmental
13
requirements.
14
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
15
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
16
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
electric
power
17
generating
facility
emission
plans
or
updates
filed
on
or
after
18
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
electric
power
generating
facility
23
emission
plans,
updates,
and
budgets.
24
The
bill
allows
electric
power
generating
facilities
25
fueled
by
coal
and
located
in
Iowa
to
develop
a
reasonably
26
cost-effective
multiyear
plan
and
budget
or
update
an
existing
27
plan
and
budget
for
managing
emissions.
Current
law
requires
28
electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
coal
and
located
29
in
Iowa
on
July
1,
2001,
to
develop
a
cost-effective
multiyear
30
plan
and
budget
for
managing
emissions.
31
The
bill
removes
provisions
requiring
plans
and
budgets
to
32
be
filed
with
the
utilities
board
by
April
1,
2002,
and
updates
33
filed
at
least
every
24
months
thereafter.
The
bill
provides
34
that
an
electric
power
generating
facility
located
in
the
state
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has
the
discretion
to
file
an
update
to
a
multiyear
plan.
1
Additionally,
the
plan
may
seek
advanced
review
and
approval
2
for
pollution
and
emission-related
projects.
3
The
bill
provides
that
an
application
for
advanced
review
4
shall
be
submitted
by
a
rate-regulated
public
utility
before
5
the
anticipated
start
of
a
pollution
and
emission-related
6
project.
An
operator
of
an
electric
power
generating
facility
7
that
is
owned
by
two
or
more
regulated
public
utilities
may
8
file
an
application
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
rate-regulated
9
public
utility
owners.
10
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
The
bill
applies
to
electric
power
generating
facility
12
emissions
plans
or
updates
filed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
13
of
the
bill.
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