Bill Text: IA HF103 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the issuance of natural resource use permits, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF103 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF103-Introduced.html
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BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
issuance
of
natural
resource
use
1
permits,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.103B
Natural
resource
use
1
permits.
2
The
director
may
issue
up
to
ten
natural
resource
use
permits
3
each
year
that
authorize
economic
development
projects
to
use
4
or
encroach
on
property
managed
or
owned
by
the
department.
An
5
economic
development
project
must
promote
the
natural
resources
6
of
the
state.
The
extent
of
the
economic
development
project’s
7
use
or
encroachment
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
square
feet.
8
A
permit
issued
under
this
section
is
valid
for
six
months
and
9
cannot
be
extended.
The
economic
development
project
shall
10
not
damage
the
property
managed
or
owned
by
the
department
and
11
evidence
of
the
use
or
encroachment
shall
not
be
visible
on
the
12
property
after
one
year
from
the
expiration
of
the
permit.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
the
issuance
of
a
natural
resource
17
use
permit
(permit).
The
bill
authorizes
the
director
of
18
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
issue
up
to
10
19
permits
each
year
that
authorize
economic
development
projects
20
(project)
to
use
or
encroach
on
property
managed
or
owned
by
21
DNR.
A
project
must
promote
the
natural
resources
of
the
22
state.
A
project’s
use
or
encroachment
shall
not
exceed
100
23
square
feet
of
the
property
managed
or
owned
by
DNR.
A
permit
24
is
valid
for
six
months
and
cannot
be
extended.
A
project
25
shall
not
damage
the
property
and
evidence
of
the
use
or
26
encroachment
shall
not
be
visible
on
the
property
after
one
27
year
from
the
expiration
of
the
permit.
28
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
violates
a
permit
issued
29
under
the
bill
is
subject
to
civil
enforcement
procedures,
30
including
penalties,
adopted
by
the
environmental
protection
31
commission.
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