15.120 The Iowa energy center.
1. The Iowa energy center is established within the authority with the following purposes:
a. To expand workforce and career opportunities for workers in the energy sector to ensure that the state is able to attract and train professionals to meet the state’s future energy needs.
b. To support technology-based development by encouraging public-private partnerships and innovative manufacturers to develop and bring to market new energy technologies.
c. To support rural and underserved areas and vulnerable populations by creating opportunities for greater access to energy efficiency expertise, training, programs, and cyber security preparedness for small utilities.
d. To support the expansion of natural gas infrastructure to rural and underserved areas of the state where the absence is a limiting factor to economic development.
e. To promote and fund research, development, and commercialization of biomass technology to benefit the state economically and environmentally by further realizing the value-added attributes of biomass in the development of bioenergy, biofuels, and biochemicals.
f. To encourage growth of the alternative fuel vehicle market, particularly for electric vehicles, and the infrastructure necessary to support the market.
g. To support efforts to modernize the electric grid infrastructure of the state to support increased capacity and new technologies.
2. a. A governing board is established consisting of the following members appointed by the governor:
(1) One member representing Iowa state university of science and technology, in consultation with the president of that university.
(2) One member representing the university of Iowa, in consultation with the president of that university.
(3) One member representing the university of northern Iowa, in consultation with the president of that university.
(4) One member representing private colleges and universities within the state, in consultation with the Iowa association of independent colleges and universities.
(5) One member representing community colleges, in consultation with the Iowa association of community college trustees.
(6) One member representing the economic development authority, in consultation with the director of the economic development authority.
(7) One member representing the state department of transportation, in consultation with the director of the department of transportation.
(8) One member representing the office of consumer advocate, in consultation with the consumer advocate.
(9) One member representing the utilities board, in consultation with the chair of the utilities board.
(10) One member representing rural electric cooperatives, in consultation with the Iowa association of electric cooperatives.
(11) One member representing municipal utilities, in consultation with the Iowa association of municipal utilities.
(12) Two members representing investor-owned utilities, one representing gas utilities, and one representing electric utilities, in consultation with the Iowa utility association.
b. The terms of the members shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19 and any vacancy shall be filled by the governor as provided for in this subsection. The terms shall be for four years and shall be staggered as determined by the director of the economic development authority.
c. The board shall oversee, approve, and provide direction concerning the programs established by the center and shall coordinate with the center and the director of the authority for the implementation of such programs. In overseeing the center and its programs, the board shall ensure that all ratepayer moneys remitted by the utilities board pursuant to section 476.10A are expended on programs and projects designed to provide benefits to gas and electric utility ratepayers.
d. The deliberations or meetings of the governing board shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 21.
e. The board, in consultation with center staff, shall adopt rules for the administration of the center and its programs pursuant to chapter 17A.
3. a. The center shall employ necessary support staff. The center staff shall be employees of the authority. Moneys appropriated to the center shall be used to sponsor grants and projects submitted on a competitive basis by Iowa businesses, colleges and universities, and private nonprofit agencies and foundations, and for the salaries and benefits of the employees of the center. The center may also solicit additional grants and funding from public and private nonprofit agencies and foundations.
b. The center shall prepare an annual report in coordination with the authority. The center shall submit the report to the general assembly and the legislative services agency by January 15 of each year.
4. The governing board shall oversee the center in the development of a budget, on the policies and procedures of the center, in the funding of grant proposals, and in matters relating to program planning and review. The center’s annual budget shall be approved by the board.
5. This section is repealed July 1, 2022.
2017 Acts, ch 169, §35, 49
Referred to in §15.108, 476.1A, 476.1B, 476.1C, 476.10A, 476.46, 476.46A
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 15 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Section 15.101 - Findings and purpose — collaboration described.
Section 15.103 - Economic development board.
Section 15.104 - Duties of the board.
Section 15.105 - Economic development authority.
Section 15.106 - Conflicts of interest.
Section 15.106A - General powers of the authority — legislative findings.
Section 15.106B - Specific program powers — fees.
Section 15.106C - Director — responsibilities.
Section 15.106D - Private activity bonds and notes.
Section 15.106E - Review of authority operations.
Section 15.107 - Bioscience development corporation.
Section 15.107A - Duties and responsibilities of the corporation.
Section 15.107B - Annual reporting requirements.
Section 15.107C - Oversight of corporation.
Section 15.108 - Primary responsibilities.
Section 15.109 - Additional duties.
Section 15.110 - Restrictions relating to councils of governments.
Section 15.111 - Rural development coordination.
Section 15.112 - Farmworks matching funds.
Section 15.113 - Tax lien and delinquency search requirement.
Section 15.114 - Microenterprise development advisory committee.
Section 15.115 - Technology commercialization specialist.
Section 15.116 - Technology commercialization committee.
Section 15.117 - Chief technology officer.
Section 15.117A - Iowa innovation council.
Section 15.118 - Confidentiality of information in financial assistance applications.
Section 15.119 - Aggregate tax credit limit for certain economic development programs.
Section 15.120 - The Iowa energy center.
Section 15.201 - Agricultural marketing program.
Section 15.202 - Grants and gifts.
Section 15.203 - Agricultural products advisory council — duties.
Section 15.204 - Value-added agricultural linked investment loan program — eligibility requirements.
Section 15.231 - Community catalyst building remediation program — fund.
Section 15.240 - Community microenterprise development organization grant program.
Section 15.241 - Iowa “self-employment loan program”.
Section 15.246 - Case management program.
Section 15.247 - Targeted small business financial assistance program.
Section 15.251 - Industrial new job training program certificates — fee.
Section 15.261 - Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
Section 15.262 - Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
Section 15.269 - Cogeneration pilot program.
Section 15.271 - Statement of purpose — intent.
Section 15.272 - Statewide welcome center program.
Section 15.273 - Cooperative tourism program.
Section 15.292 - Brownfield redevelopment program.
Section 15.293 - Brownfield redevelopment fund.
Section 15.293A - Redevelopment tax credits.
Section 15.293B - Application — registration — agreement.
Section 15.294 - Brownfield redevelopment advisory council.
Section 15.300 - Findings and intent.
Section 15.301 - Save our small businesses fund and program.
Section 15.313 - Strategic infrastructure program — fund.
Section 15.317 - Eligibility requirements.
Section 15.318 - Eligible business application and agreement — maximum tax credits.
Section 15.319 - Renewable chemical production tax credit.
Section 15.320 - Reports to general assembly.
Section 15.322 - Future repeal.
Section 15.325 - Negotiations — state and local officials — restrictions.
Section 15.329 - Eligible business.
Section 15.330A - Maintenance of agreements.
Section 15.331 - New jobs credit from withholding.
Section 15.331A - Sales and use tax refund.
Section 15.331B - Exemption from land ownership restrictions for nonresident aliens.
Section 15.331C - Third-party developer tax credit.
Section 15.332 - Value-added property tax exemption.
Section 15.333 - Investment tax credit.
Section 15.333A - Insurance premium tax credits.
Section 15.334 - Exemption from taxation for machinery, equipment, and computers.
Section 15.334A - Sales and use tax exemption.
Section 15.335 - Research activities credit.
Section 15.335A - Tax incentives.
Section 15.335B - Assistance for certain programs and projects.
Section 15.336 - Other incentives.
Section 15.337 - Waiver of program qualification requirements.
Section 15.338 - Nuisance property remediation assistance — fund.
Section 15.341 - Workforce development fund program.
Section 15.342A - Workforce development fund account.
Section 15.343 - Workforce development fund.
Section 15.344 - Common system — assessment and tracking.
Section 15.349 - Shelter assistance fund.
Section 15.353 - Housing project requirements.
Section 15.354 - Housing project application and agreement.
Section 15.355 - Workforce housing tax incentives.
Section 15.368 - World food prize award and support.
Section 15.371 - Manufacturing 4.0 technology investment program.
Section 15.401 - Renewable fuels.
Section 15.412 - Innovation and commercialization development fund.