House File 516 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  KELLEY

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to alternate energy by providing for a study of
  2    hydroelectric energy production potential.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY POTENTIAL ==== STUDY.  The
  1  2 utilities board of the utilities division of the department
  1  3 of commerce shall conduct a study assessing the potential
  1  4 for the development of new hydroelectric energy production
  1  5 facilities.  The assessments shall be conducted at sites
  1  6 bordering the Mississippi river, including but not limited to
  1  7 a federal lock and dam, and at sites bordering the Des Moines
  1  8 river.  In conducting the study, the board, in coordination
  1  9 with the United States army corps of engineers, the department
  1 10 of natural resources, and any other federal or state agency or
  1 11 entity the board determines appropriate, shall measure current
  1 12 and flow levels at designated locations along the rivers to
  1 13 assess potential energy generation capacity. The board shall
  1 14 submit a report of its assessment, including a proposed number
  1 15 of hydroelectric energy production facilities and potential
  1 16 locations, to the general assembly by January 1, 2016.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 19 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 20    This bill directs the Iowa utilities board to conduct a
  1 21 study assessing the potential for the development of new
  1 22 hydroelectric energy production facilities at sites bordering
  1 23 the Mississippi river, including but not limited to a federal
  1 24 lock and dam, and at sites bordering the Des Moines river.
  1 25 The bill states that in conducting the study, the board, in
  1 26 coordination with the United States army corps of engineers,
  1 27 the department of natural resources, and any other federal or
  1 28 state agency or entity the board determines appropriate, shall
  1 29 measure current and flow levels at designated locations along
  1 30 the rivers to assess potential energy generation capacity. The
  1 31 bill requires the board to submit a report of its assessment,
  1 32 including a proposed number of hydroelectric energy production
  1 33 facilities and potential locations, to the general assembly by
  1 34 January 1, 2016.
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