House File 302 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 302 BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 67) A BILL FOR An Act relating to statutory considerations involving the 1 atmosphere and climate. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1628HV (1) 91 sb/js
H.F. 302 Section 1. Section 159A.1, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. It is necessary to support industries using agricultural 3 commodities to increase the demand for and production and 4 consumption of sources of energy in order to reduce the states 5 dependency upon petroleum products; to reduce atmospheric 6 contamination of this states environment from the combustion 7 of fossil fuels; and to produce coproducts, such as corn gluten 8 feed, distillers grain, and solubles, which can be used to 9 increase livestock production in this state. 10 Sec. 2. Section 479B.9, Code 2025, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 479B.9 Final order condition. 13 The commission may grant a permit in whole or in part upon 14 terms, conditions, and restrictions as to location and route 15 as it determines to be just and proper. The commission shall 16 not consider climate change when determining whether to grant 17 a permit. A permit shall not be granted to a pipeline company 18 unless the commission determines that the proposed services 19 will promote the public convenience and necessity. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill relates to statutory considerations involving the 24 atmosphere and climate. 25 Under current law, the general assembly has declared 26 as necessary the support of industries using agricultural 27 commodities in order to reduce the states dependency upon 28 petroleum products and to reduce atmospheric contamination 29 caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill removes the 30 general assemblys declared purposes of reducing the states 31 dependency upon petroleum products and reducing atmospheric 32 contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. 33 The bill prohibits the Iowa utilities commission from 34 considering climate change when determining whether to grant a 35 -1- LSB 1628HV (1) 91 sb/js 1/ 2
H.F. 302 permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline. 1 -2- LSB 1628HV (1) 91 sb/js 2/ 2