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House
File
2573
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2573
BY
GOSA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
grants
for
qualified
mechanical
insulation
1
expenditures.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15.232
Mechanical
insulation
energy
1
savings
program.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Applicant”
means
a
school
district,
public
hospital,
5
public
housing
building,
or
political
subdivision
with
a
6
building
of
at
least
twenty
thousand
square
feet
that
may
7
require
mechanical
insulation
upgrades.
8
b.
“Mechanical
insulation”
means
insulation
materials,
9
facings,
and
accessory
products
used
for
thermal
requirements
10
for
mechanical
piping
and
equipment,
hot
and
cold
applications,
11
heating,
ventilation,
and
air-conditioning
applications.
12
c.
“Qualified
audit”
means
a
mechanical
insulation
audit
of
13
a
building
provided
by
a
qualified
contractor
at
no
cost
to
the
14
authority
or
an
applicant,
which
identifies
missing,
damaged,
15
or
improperly
installed
mechanical
insulation.
A
“qualified
16
audit”
includes
an
estimate
of
installation
costs
and
estimated
17
energy
and
cost
savings.
18
d.
“Qualified
contractor”
means
an
insulation
contractor
19
who
has
entered
into
an
apprenticeship
agreement
as
defined
20
in
section
84D.2,
that
is
appropriate
for
the
type
and
21
scope
of
work
to
be
performed,
including
the
ability
to
22
meet
the
American
society
of
heating,
refrigerating,
and
23
air-conditioning
engineers
energy
standard
for
buildings
except
24
low-rise
residential
buildings.
25
e.
“Qualified
mechanical
insulation
expenditures”
means
26
the
purchase
of
insulation
materials,
facings,
and
accessory
27
products
used
for
thermal
requirements
for
mechanical
piping
28
and
equipment,
hot
and
cold
applications,
and
heating,
29
ventilation,
and
air-conditioning
applications.
“Qualified
30
mechanical
insulation
expenditures”
includes
all
associated
31
labor
costs
properly
allocable
to
on-site
preparation,
32
assembly,
and
original
installation
performed
by
a
qualified
33
contractor.
34
2.
Contingent
on
a
specific
appropriation
for
this
purpose,
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the
authority
shall
establish
and
administer
a
mechanical
1
insulation
energy
savings
program
for
the
purpose
of
providing
2
grants
to
applicants
for
qualified
mechanical
insulation
3
expenditures.
4
3.
a.
The
authority
shall
a
establish
process
by
rule
for
5
an
applicant
to
request
a
qualified
audit.
If
a
request
for
6
a
qualified
audit
is
approved
by
the
authority,
the
applicant
7
shall
receive
a
qualified
audit
at
no
cost.
8
b.
After
an
applicant’s
qualified
audit
is
completed,
the
9
authority
shall
award
a
grant
to
the
applicant
in
an
amount
10
equal
to,
and
for
the
purpose
of
paying,
the
entire
cost
of
the
11
applicant’s
qualified
mechanical
insulation
expenditures.
12
4.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
13
to
administer
this
section.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
grants
for
qualified
mechanical
18
insulation
expenditures.
19
Contingent
on
a
specific
appropriation
for
this
purpose,
the
20
bill
requires
the
economic
development
authority
(authority)
to
21
establish
and
administer
a
mechanical
insulation
energy
savings
22
program
for
the
purpose
of
providing
grants
to
applicants
23
for
qualified
mechanical
insulation
expenditures.
Under
the
24
bill,
the
authority
shall
establish
an
audit
process
for
an
25
applicant
to
request
a
qualified
audit,
and
if
the
request
is
26
approved,
the
applicant
shall
receive
a
qualified
audit
at
no
27
cost.
After
an
applicant’s
qualified
audit
is
completed,
the
28
authority
shall
award
a
grant
to
the
applicant
in
an
amount
29
equal
to,
and
for
the
purpose
of
paying,
the
entire
cost
of
30
the
applicant’s
qualified
mechanical
insulation
expenditures.
31
“Applicant”,
“mechanical
insulation”,
“qualified
audit”,
32
“qualified
contractor”,
and
“qualified
mechanical
insulation
33
expenditures”
are
defined
in
the
bill.
34
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
bill.
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