Iowa Code
Chapter 473 - ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
Section 473.19 - Building energy management program.

473.19 Building energy management program.
1. The building energy management program is established by the authority. The building energy management program consists of the following forms of assistance for the state, state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations:
a. Promoting program availability.
b. Developing or identifying guidelines and model energy techniques for the completion of energy analyses for state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations.
c. Providing technical assistance for conducting or evaluating energy analyses for state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations.
d. Providing or facilitating loans, leases, and other methods of alternative financing under the energy loan program for the state, state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations to implement energy management improvements or energy analyses.
e. Providing assistance for obtaining insurance on the energy savings expected to be realized from the implementation of energy management improvements.
f. Facilitating self-liquidating financing for the state, state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations pursuant to section 473.20A.
g. Assisting the treasurer of state with financing agreements entered into by the treasurer of state on behalf of state agencies to finance energy management improvements pursuant to section 12.28.
2. For the purpose of this section, section 473.20, and section 473.20A, “energy management improvement” means construction, rehabilitation, acquisition, or modification of an installation in a facility or vehicle which is intended to reduce energy consumption, or energy costs, or both, or allow the use of alternative and renewable energy. “Energy management improvement” may include control and measurement devices. “Nonprofit organization” means an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
3. The authority shall submit a report by January 1 annually to the governor and the general assembly detailing services provided and assistance rendered pursuant to the building energy management program and pursuant to sections 473.20 and 473.20A, and receipts and disbursements in relation to the building energy management fund created in section 473.19A.
4. Moneys awarded or allocated to the state, its citizens, or its political subdivisions as a result of the federal court decisions and United States department of energy settlements resulting from alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing regulations attributable to or contained within the Stripper Well fund shall be allocated to and remain under the control of the authority for utilization for energy program-related staff support purposes.
86 Acts, ch 1167, §2
C87, §93.19
87 Acts, ch 209, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §120, 121; 91 Acts, ch 253, §7
C93, §473.19
2008 Acts, ch 1126, §25, 33; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §33, 41; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §50, 89
Referred to in §12.28, 298.3, 473.19A