Bill Text: IA HSB67 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-27 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 12:30PM RM 102. [HSB67 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB67-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
67
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
LUNDGREN)
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
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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
state’s
5
dependency
upon
petroleum
products;
to
reduce
atmospheric
6
contamination
of
this
state’s
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
explanation’s
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
state’s
dependency
upon
28
petroleum
products
and
to
reduce
atmospheric
contamination
29
caused
by
the
combustion
of
fossil
fuels.
The
bill
removes
the
30
general
assembly’s
declared
purposes
of
reducing
the
state’s
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
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