473.19  BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
         1.  The building energy management program is established by the
      office.  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 office 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 office for utilization for energy
      program-related staff support purposes.  

         Section History: Recent Form

         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
         Referred to in § 12.28, 298.3, 469.3, 473.19A