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)
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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
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>*** 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
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>-- 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/
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/
and click on your
>representative's name.
>
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