Senate Study Bill 3158


                                          SENATE FILE       
                                          BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                               NATURAL RESOURCES AND
                                               ENVIRONMENT BILL BY
                                               CHAIRPERSON BLACK)


       Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
       Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                    Approved                            

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act authorizing establishment of maximum acceptable limits for
     2    greenhouse gas emissions.
     3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
     4 TLSB 6428XC 82
     5 rn/rj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.134, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  1  2 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  The director may establish maximum
  1  4 acceptable limits for greenhouse gas emissions, subject to the
  1  5 rules adopted by the commission, and may deny an application
  1  6 for a conditional permit for electric power generating
  1  7 facilities which quantifies a potential to emit greenhouse gas
  1  8 emissions pursuant to paragraph "d", subparagraph (2), or may
  1  9 deny an application for a construction permit or prevention of
  1 10 significant deterioration permit which quantifies a potential
  1 11 to emit greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to paragraph "g", in
  1 12 excess of the limits established.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill authorizes the director of the department of
  1 15 natural resources, subject to rules adopted by the
  1 16 environmental protection commission, to establish maximum
  1 17 acceptable limits for greenhouse gas emissions, and to deny an
  1 18 application for a conditional permit, construction permit, or
  1 19 prevention of significant deterioration permit for electric
  1 20 power generating facilities which quantify a potential to emit
  1 21 greenhouse gas emissions in excess of the limits established.
  1 22 LSB 6428XC 82
  1 23 rn/rj/5