Here is the makeup of the Council, see number 9 and 10 in particular:
2 8 2. a. The voting members shall be appointed by
2 9 the governor and shall represent the following:
2 10 (1) The university of Iowa center for global and
2 11 regional environmental research.
2 12 (2) The university of northern Iowa center for
2 13 energy and environmental education.
2 14 (3) The Iowa farm bureau.
2 15 (4) The Iowa public transit association.
2 16 (5) Rural electric cooperatives.
2 17 (6) Investor=owned utilities.
2 18 (7) Municipal utilities.
2 19 (8) The Iowa utilities board.
2 20 (9) One association with environmental interests
2 21 or activities.
2 22 (10) One association with conservation interests
2 23 or activities.
2 24 (11) The international brotherhood of electrical
2 25 workers.
2 26 (12) The Iowa association of business and
2 27 industry.
2 28 (13) The Iowa energy center.
2 29 (14) The Iowa renewable fuels association.
2 30 (15) The office of consumer advocate of the
2 31 department of justice.
2 32 (16) A representative from local government.
2 33 (17) The director of the office of energy
2 34 independence in the office of the governor.
2 35 (18) A manufacturer of equipment used for
2 36 alternative energy production.
2 37 b. The four nonvoting, ex officio members shall
2 38 consist of four members of the general assembly, two
2 39 from the senate and two from the house of
2 40 representatives, with not more than one member from
2 41 each chamber being from the same political party. The
2 42 two senators shall be designated by the majority
2 43 leader of the senate after consultation with the
2 44 president and the minority leader of the senate. The
2 45 two representatives shall be designated by the speaker
2 46 of the house of representatives after consultation
2 47 with the majority and minority leaders of the house of
2 48 representatives.
On 4/19/07 10:10 a, "Pamela Mackey-Taylor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
So how many seats are guaranteed to environmental advocates?
I gather the "general public" does not specify an environmental advocate.
Pam
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