159A.4 - ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
159A.4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
1. A renewable fuels and coproducts advisory committee is
established within the department.
2. The committee shall include the following voting members:
a. The following department representatives:
(1) The secretary, or a person designated by the secretary,
representing the department of agriculture and land stewardship, who
shall be the chairperson of the committee.
(2) The director of the Iowa department of economic development,
or a person designated by the director, representing the Iowa
department of economic development.
(3) The director of the state department of transportation, or a
person designated by the director, representing the state department
of transportation.
(4) The director of the office of energy independence, or a
person designated by the director, representing the office of energy
independence.
b. The following persons, who shall be appointed by the
governor from lists of candidates provided by the organizations
represented:
(1) A person representing retail dealers as defined in section
214A.1 who shall be actively engaged in the business of selling motor
fuel on a retail basis.
(2) A person representing refiners of petroleum products who
shall be actively engaged in the business of refining petroleum into
motor fuel for the purpose of sale within the state.
(3) A person representing an organization serving livestock
producers in this state.
(4) A person representing the Iowa corn growers association.
(5) A person representing the Iowa soybean association.
(6) A person actively engaged in farming, as defined in section
9H.1.
(7) A person representing the renewable fuels industry in this
state.
c. Members appointed by the governor shall be confirmed by
the senate, pursuant to section 2.32, and shall serve three-year
terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. However,
the governor shall appoint initial members to serve for less than
three years to ensure members serve staggered terms.
3. The committee shall also include four ex officio nonvoting
members who shall be legislative members. The legislative members
are two state senators, one appointed by the president of the senate,
after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and one
appointed by the minority leader of the senate, after consultation
with the president of the senate, from their respective parties; and
two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house
of representatives, after consultation with the majority leader of
the house of representatives, and one appointed by the minority
leader of the house of representatives, from their respective
parties.
4. A member is eligible for reappointment. A vacancy on the
committee shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the regular
term in the same manner as regular appointments are made. A vacancy
in the membership of the committee does not impair the ability of the
committee to carry out committee duties.
5. The committee shall meet on a regular basis and at the call of
the chairperson or upon the written request to the chairperson of two
or more voting members.
6. Five voting members constitute a quorum and the affirmative
vote of a majority of the voting members present is necessary for any
substantive action to be taken by the committee. The majority shall
not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement
by a member that the member has a conflict of interest is conclusive
for this purpose.
7. The members other than those enumerated in subsection 2,
paragraph "a", are entitled to receive compensation as provided
in section 7E.6.
8. The committee shall be staffed by the agricultural marketing
division of the department. The coordinator shall serve as secretary
to the committee. Section History: Recent Form
91 Acts, ch 254, § 9; 92 Acts, ch 1013, § 1--3; 94 Acts, ch 1119,
§14--17; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §9, 10, 41; 2009
Acts, ch 133, §67
Referred to in § 159A.2, 159A.7, 214A.1, 422.11N