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DeCamp said the $20OmiIUon program
could be established in a couple of months
if someone such as the governor were to
back the legislation. .
The $200 million to finance the pro
gram would not be needed immediately
but would be added to the program in in
crements, he said.
Even at a cost of $200 million, the state
will come out ahead, DeCamp said. Money
spent for weatherizing homes and business
es will be returned eventually to the state
through taxes, he said.
The loans to be made available to busi
ness and individuals will come from the
sale of bonds.
"The state cant be liable for even one
penny " DeCamp said.
The Nebraska Energy Conservation
Finance Council would consist of nine
council members, including three directors
of state offices and six public members of
the Nebraska Mortgage Finance Fund.
Council members would not be paid a
salary, but would have the power to hire
necessary staff members.
HOWEVER, DECAMP said he feels that
the proposed programs can be carried out
without hiring other employees. ,
The job of the council would be to
ensure that ' technical infonnation on
energy conservation reaches the- public.
Conservation measures would include
insulating houses and providing for more
efficient heating and cooling systems in
existing buildings.
The issuance of bonds under the bill
does not need to comply with other state
laws regulating the issuance of bonds,
according to the bill. V.
Electric Companies providing 750
million kilowatt hours or more of electrici
ty per year must make funds available to
lend customers for energy conservation.
The reason for such action, according to
the bill, is that it would be cheaper to
J make buildings more fuel efficient than to
burld a new power plant because of in
creased demands. Loan periods may be no
shorter than three years or longer than 20
and the amount to bemoaned may not
exceed $3,000.
The bill, unless extended by the Legl
r slature, would be repealed Jan, 1, 1986.
ANOTHER PORTION of the act, the
State Energy Office, would fall under the
jurisdiction of the governor. The office's
chief executive officer will be appointed by
the governor and approved by the Legisla
ture. The director's job, according to the bill,
is to coordinate all energy related activities
in the state.,
The director's other responsibilities are
to keep abreast of changing energy prob-
lems; to collect and analyze data in order
to make predictions on energy demands for
the state; to recommend energy policies
and conservation measures to the governor
and the Legislature, and then implement
the changes when they are ordered.
In order to do his job more efficiently,
the director would collect statistics month
ly from energy suppliers in the state and
report to the governor at least once every
three months on energy consumption
trends.
The Nebraska Energy Efficiency Stan
dards Act also required by the bill, would
provide minimum standards for new build
ings. THE ADOPTED STANDARDS would
set up a maximum amount of heat loss,
measured in British Thermal Units, for
each new building.. Maximum standards of
heat -gain in air conditioned buildings
also will beset.
The energy office would publish
manuals for use by architects and contract
ors outlining the state? new building stand
ards. Violation of the building standards
would become a misdemeanor under the
new law.
A builder's liability for constructing the
building to meet state standards would
extend for four years.
Building guidelines are not meant to be
inflexible, the bill said. Any builder may
appeal to the State Energy Office if the
contractor can show that his oesign will be
as energy efficient as required by the state.
In the event of a fuel shortage, which
could affect the importation of food into
the state the governor may declare a state
of emergency.
However the governor must prove that
" a resource crisis would pose a threat of
imminent and severe damage, injury, or
death. .
IN A VITAL RESOURCE emergency,
the governor would be empowered to
establish a system of distribution of energy
or the vital resource. He also could curtail
or regulate public and private transporta
tion to relieve an emergency,
Also included in the bill is a measure to
ensure the development of wind and solar
power.
Each city and county must submit,
within six months of the passage of the act,
a proposal designed to encourage the loca
tion of energy conservation enterprises
within its boundaries, 1
A portion of the proposed bill calls for a
state appropriation of almost $1 million to
go to the energy office to be used in a
federal program of weatherization assis
tance for low-income persons,
The act covers all aspects of energy, in
cluding traffic regulation,
The act would change regulations con
cerning use of state roads by oversized
vehicles, A single over-sized vehicle would
- only be required to have a flashing yellow
light instead of an escort vehicle as present
ly required by state law.
The proposed legislation also allows for
left hand turns on red lights in some cities,
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