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) [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/ 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. > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >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]