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2004 Iowa Legislation

Iowa State Legislature
Senate Bills
SF 449The owner of a qualified wind energy generation facility shall, for each kilowatt-hour of qualified electricity that the owner sells during the ten-year period beginning on the date the qualified facility was originally placed in service, be allowed a wind energy production tax credit of 1 cent.
 
SF 2271An alternate energy incentive program is established in the utilities division of the department of commerce in consultation with the department of natural resources. An electric utility that generates or sells electricity in Iowa may participate in the alternate energy incentive program if the utility meets the following criteria:
  1. Utility purchases or generates a minimum percentage amount of its Iowa retail electric sales, increasing in specific percentages in future years, from alternate energy production facilities.
  2. Utility purchases no more than 2 percent of its Iowa retail electric sales from alternate energy production facilities existing prior to January 1, 2005.
  3. Utility purchases a minimum amount of the utility's yearly required percentage of alternate energy from small distributed generation facilities.
The incentives for which an electric utility would qualify under the program shall be established by the utilities board.
 
SF 2277The department of natural resources, in consultation with the department of economic development, shall establish a rural resource development assistance program in the department of natural resources to provide financial assistance for rural economic development projects that are based on the development of natural resources in the state. Projects that qualify for such financial assistance shall include, but are not limited to, development of alternative energy.
 
 
Senate Resolutions
SR 174Legislative council is requested to establish a study committee to meet during the 2004 legislative interim to consider options for using renewable energy for economic development.
 
 
House Bills
HF 690The owner of a qualified wind energy generation facility shall, for each kilowatt-hour of qualified electricity that the owner sells during the ten-year period beginning on the date the qualified facility was originally placed in service, be allowed a wind energy production tax credit of 1 cent.
 
 
House Resolutions
HR 169Legislative council is requested to establish a study committee to meet during the 2004 legislative interim to consider options for using renewable energy for economic development.