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IA HF302
IA HF302A bill for an act relating to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate.(Formerly HSB 67.)
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Introduced
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
In Committee
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate. Under current law, the general assembly has declared as necessary the support of industries using agricultural commodities in order to reduce the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and to reduce atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill removes the general assembly’s declared purposes of reducing the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and reducing atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill prohibits the Iowa utilities commission from considering climate change when determining whether to grant a permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline.
AI Summary
This bill makes two key changes to existing Iowa state law regarding energy and infrastructure. First, it removes language from Section 159A.1 that previously stated supporting agricultural commodity-based energy industries was intended to reduce dependency on petroleum products and decrease atmospheric contamination from fossil fuel combustion. The bill retains the goal of increasing agricultural energy production and creating useful livestock-related coproducts, but eliminates the explicit environmental motivation. Second, the bill modifies Section 479B.9 to prohibit the Iowa Utilities Commission from considering climate change when evaluating permits for hazardous liquid pipelines. Specifically, the new language explicitly bars the commission from factoring climate change impacts into its decision-making process when determining whether to grant a pipeline permit. These changes appear to reduce regulatory considerations related to environmental and climate concerns in the state's energy and infrastructure planning processes.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Commerce (House)
Last Action
Referred to Commerce. H.J. 895. (on 04/03/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF302 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF302.html |
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