Bill Text: IA HR13 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution in support of extending the federal production tax credit for wind energy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HR13 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HR13-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
13
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
13
BY
KELLEY
A
Resolution
in
support
of
extending
the
federal
1
production
tax
credit
for
wind
energy.
2
WHEREAS,
Iowa
is
the
third
largest
producer
of
wind
3
energy
in
the
nation;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Iowa
leads
the
nation
in
wind
generation
as
5
a
percentage
of
total
power
output;
and
6
WHEREAS,
it
has
been
estimated
that
75
percent
of
7
Iowa
is
suitable
for
wind
energy
development
with
an
8
estimated
total
wind
resource
of
570,000
megawatts;
and
9
WHEREAS,
1,000
megawatts
of
energy
can
power
250,000
10
homes
and
is
equivalent
to
removing
the
emissions
11
placed
in
the
atmosphere
by
682,000
cars
in
the
state
12
in
one
year’s
time;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
wind
energy
industry
in
Iowa
currently
14
employs
several
thousand
full-time
workers
in
15
manufacturing,
operations,
and
maintenance
with
a
16
substantial
annual
payroll;
and
17
WHEREAS,
the
federal
production
tax
credit
for
wind
18
energy
provides
a
2.2
percent
per
kilowatt-hour
tax
19
credit
for
the
first
10
years
of
electricity
production
20
from
utility-scale
wind
turbines;
and
21
WHEREAS,
the
production
tax
credit
has
repeatedly
22
been
allowed
to
sunset
and
then
extended
since
23
its
original
enactment,
which
has
contributed
to
24
a
boom-bust
cycle
of
development
that
has
been
25
detrimental
to
the
wind
industry;
and
26
WHEREAS,
the
federal
production
tax
credit
for
27
wind
energy
is
currently
set
to
expire
at
the
end
of
28
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13
2013;
NOW
THEREFORE,
1
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
2
the
House
of
Representatives
supports
the
extension
of
3
the
federal
production
tax
credit
applicable
to
wind
4
energy
for
an
additional
two
years;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
6
resolution
be
sent
to
the
members
of
Iowa’s
7
congressional
delegation
and
to
the
President
of
the
8
United
States.
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