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IA HSB67

SB

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Commerce

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes from Iowa Code the declared purposes of reducing the state's dependency upon petroleum products and reducing atmospheric contamination from fossil fuel combustion as reasons for supporting agricultural commodity industries

  • Prohibits the Iowa Utilities Commission from considering climate change when determining whether to grant a permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline

  • Amends Section 159A.1 (renewable fuels policy) to eliminate environmental and energy independence rationales while retaining support for agricultural industries to increase demand for energy sources and produce livestock feed coproducts

  • Amends Section 479B.9 governing pipeline permit conditions to explicitly bar climate change from being a factor in the commission's decision-making process

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate.(See HF 302.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 302.

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce1/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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