103A.27 - COMMISSION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES.
103A.27 COMMISSION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND
PRACTICES.
1. A commission on energy efficiency standards and practices is
established within the department of public safety. The commission
shall be composed of the following members:
a. The state building code commissioner, or the
commissioner's designee.
b. The director of the office of energy independence, or the
director's designee.
c. A professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 542B.
d. An architect registered pursuant to chapter 544A.
e. Two individuals recognized in the construction industry as
possessing expertise and experience in the construction or renovation
of energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings.
f. A member of a local planning and zoning commission or
county board of supervisors.
g. Three individuals representing gas and electric public
utilities within this state, comprised of one individual representing
rural electric cooperatives, one individual representing municipal
utilities, and one individual representing investor-owned utilities.
h. A local building official whose duties include enforcement
of requirements for energy conservation in construction.
i. Two consumers, one of whom owns and occupies a residential
building in this state and one of whom owns and occupies a building
used in commercial business or manufacturing.
2. The commissioner shall appoint all members to the commission
other than those members designated in subsection 1, paragraphs
"a" and "b". Appointment of members is subject to the
requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. A vacancy on the
commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the regular
term in the same manner as regular appointments are made. Members
appointed by the commissioner shall be reimbursed for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Such
members may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in
section 7E.6. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
3. Duties of the commission shall include but are not limited to
the following:
a. Evaluate energy efficiency standards applicable to
existing or newly constructed residential, commercial, and industrial
buildings and vertical infrastructure at the state and local level
and make suggestions for their improvement and enforcement. The
evaluation of energy efficiency standards shall include but not be
limited to a review of the following:
(1) The reduction in energy usage likely to result from the
adoption and enforcement of the standards.
(2) The effect of compliance with the standards on indoor air
quality.
(3) The relationship of the standards to weatherization programs
for existing housing stock and to the availability of affordable
housing, including rental units.
b. Develop recommendations for new energy efficiency
standards, specifications, or guidelines applicable to newly
constructed residential, commercial, and industrial buildings and
vertical infrastructure.
c. Develop recommendations for the establishment of
incentives for energy efficiency construction projects which exceed
currently applicable state and local building codes.
d. Develop recommendations for adoption of a statewide energy
efficiency building labeling or rating system for residential,
commercial, and industrial buildings and complexes.
e. Obtain input from individuals, groups, associations, and
agencies in carrying out the duties specified in paragraphs "a"
through "d", including but not limited to the Iowa league of
cities regarding local building code adoption and enforcement in both
large and small communities, the Iowa landlord association, the
department of transportation, the department of public health, the
division of community action agencies of the department of human
rights regarding low-income residential customers, and obtain
additional input from any other source that the commission determines
appropriate.
4. The commission shall be formed for the two-year period
beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010, and shall submit a
report to the governor and the general assembly by January 1, 2011,
regarding its activities and recommendations. Administrative support
shall be furnished by the department of public safety, with the
assistance of the office of energy independence. Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1133, § 1, 9; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §7, 41