House
File
2332
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2332
BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
schedule
established
by
the
environmental
1
protection
commission
for
civil
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455B.109,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
commission
shall
establish,
by
rule,
a
schedule
or
range
3
of
civil
penalties
which
that
may
be
administratively
assessed.
4
The
schedule
shall
provide
procedures
and
criteria
for
the
5
administrative
assessment
of
penalties
of
not
more
than
ten
6
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
violations
of
this
chapter
or
7
rules,
permits
,
or
orders
adopted
or
issued
under
this
chapter
.
8
In
adopting
a
schedule
or
range
of
penalties
and
in
proposing
9
or
assessing
a
penalty,
the
commission
and
director
shall
10
consider
among
other
relevant
factors
the
following:
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
a
schedule
established
by
the
15
environmental
protection
commission
for
civil
penalties.
16
Currently,
the
environmental
protection
commission
is
17
required
to
establish
a
schedule
or
range
of
civil
penalties
of
18
not
more
than
$10,000
that
may
be
administratively
assessed.
19
Currently,
if
a
civil
penalty
is
more
than
$10,000,
the
civil
20
penalty
is
not
administratively
assessed.
21
The
bill
increases
the
maximum
administratively
assessed
22
civil
penalty
amount
from
$10,000
to
$100,000.
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