One Senate Amendment is SA 3673. It amends HF 577. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Senate/Comm/ http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ >The bill number is HF 577. > >Sharon A. Tahtinen, Chief >Energy Bureau >Iowa Department of Natural Resources >502 E. 9th St. >Des Moines, IA 50319 >515-281-7066 >515-281-6794 (fax) ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > >>>> [log in to unmask] 06/14/01 03:43PM >>> >Does anyone know what the Senate File number is for this bill? or should we >use the House File number when writing our senator? Also, is there a common >language name for this bill? > >Thanks. > >Eric G. Hurley > >At 06:32 PM 6/13/2001 -0700, you wrote: >> From Iowa Citizen's Action Network >>Posted by Jane Clark at [log in to unmask] >> >>*** Action Alert: OPPOSE HF 577 *** >> >>House File 577, a bill that threatens Iowa's consumers, environment and >>workers, is back. It will be brought up for debate during a special session >>of the Iowa General Assembly. The special session will begin June 19, 2001. >> CALL YOUR LEGISLATOR, AND TELL HIM/HER TO OPPOSE HF 577. >> >>BACKGROUND: >>-- It is agreed by all that Iowa needs new electrical generating capacity in >>order to avoid electricity shortfalls in the years to come. >>-- However, Iowa's investor-owned utilities, Mid American and Alliant, don't >>want to build more power plants in Iowa unless they can make more than the >>12% profit they are currently guaranteed. >>-- HF 577 would enable Mid-American and Alliant to bypass oversight of the >>Iowa Utilities Board, which regulates Iowa's utilities, and charge consumers >>whatever they like. >>-- HF 577 eliminates provisions that require energy efficiency programs to >>be in place before building new power plants. >> >>THE ALTERNATIVE: >>-- Iowa needs a comprehensive energy policy to tackle the issue of energy >>shortfalls. The Governor's Task Force on Energy has been working since >>September 2000 to access Iowa's energy situation and to develop >>recommendations to the Governor on a comprehensive energy policy. >>-- Energy efficiency and renewable energy development must be made a >>priority for the state of Iowa. Energy efficiency is often the cheapest and >>most practical alternative to building a new power plant. Yet, important >>energy efficiency provisions are eliminated in HF 577. Efficiency and >>renewable energy should be at the cornerstone of a comprehensive energy >>policy. >>-- The Iowa Legislature should WAIT FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE >>GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON ENERGY, and pass a comprehensive energy policy in >>the next regular session . >> >>WHAT YOU CAN DO: >>-- Tell your legislators to oppose HF 577 in the special session and to >>support a comprehensive energy policy that emphasizes energy efficiency and >>renewable energy in the next regular session of the General Assembly. >>--E-MAIL YOUR STATE SENATOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE. All senators and >>representatives have an e-mail address in the following format: the first >>name, followed by an underscore, followed by the last name and then >>@legis.state.ia.us For example, Representative Gary Blodgett's e-mail >>address is [log in to unmask] >> >>-- YOU CAN ALSO CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE. Because >>the legislature is currently out of session you will need to call them at >>home. You can get their home phone number from the Iowa General Assembly's >>web site. To obtain the phone number of your senator, go to >><http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Senate/Members/>http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Senate/Members/ >>and click on your >>senator's name. To obtain the phone number of your representative, go to >><http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/House/Members/>http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/House/Members/ >>and click on your >>representative's name. >> >>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > >[log in to unmask] > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT >to [log in to unmask] -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rex L. Bavousett Photographer The University of Iowa University Communications & Outreach - Publications 100 OPL, Iowa City, IA 52242 http://www.uiowa.edu/~urpubs/ mailto:[log in to unmask] voice: 319 384-0053 fax: 319 384-0055 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mitakuye Oyasin - We are all One People ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^