House Study Bill 216 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON LUNDGREN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to energy benchmarking requirements for private 1 properties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2521YC (3) 90 js/ns
H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 103A.8D Energy benchmarking 1 requirements. 2 For purposes of this section, energy benchmarking means 3 requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or 4 requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than 5 the average energy use of a similarly situated property. The 6 commissioner shall not require energy benchmarking requirements 7 for a private property. 8 Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 22. For purposes of this subsection, 11 energy benchmarking means requiring a decrease in the average 12 energy use of a property or requiring the average energy 13 use of a property to be less than the average energy use of 14 a similarly situated property. A county shall not adopt 15 or enforce an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment 16 to require energy benchmarking requirements for a private 17 property. 18 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 19 by adding the following new paragraph: 20 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. For purposes of this paragraph, energy 21 benchmarking means requiring a decrease in the average energy 22 use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a 23 property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly 24 situated property. A city shall not adopt or enforce an 25 ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment to require energy 26 benchmarking requirements for a private property. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill prohibits the state building code commissioner, 31 counties, and cities from requiring energy benchmarking 32 requirements for a private property. The bill defines energy 33 benchmarking as requiring a decrease in the average energy use 34 of a property or requiring the average energy use of a property 35 -1- LSB 2521YC (3) 90 js/ns 1/ 2
H.F. _____ to be less than the average energy use of a similarly situated 1 property. 2 -2- LSB 2521YC (3) 90 js/ns 2/ 2