Bill Text: IA HF2452 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the disposal and acquisition of city water utilities, including at-risk systems. (Formerly HSB 517.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-25 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 790. [HF2452 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2452-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
DISPOSAL
AND
ACQUISITION
OF
CITY
WATER
UTILITIES,
INCLUDING
AT-RISK
SYSTEMS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.199D
At-risk
utility
systems.
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“at-risk
system”
means
a
city
drinking
water,
sanitary
sewage,
or
storm
water
drainage
system
that
the
city
determines
meets
any
of
the
following
criteria:
a.
The
system
serves
a
disadvantaged
community
as
described
in
section
455B.199B.
b.
The
system
includes
a
water
treatment
plant,
water
distribution
system,
or
wastewater
treatment
plant
that
has
not
been
operated
by
a
competent
operator
pursuant
to
section
455B.223
within
the
previous
twelve
months.
c.
The
system
violated
one
or
more
state
or
federal
statutory
or
regulatory
requirements
in
a
manner
that
affects
the
safety,
adequacy,
or
efficiency
of
its
services
or
facilities.
2.
A
new
owner
of
an
at-risk
system
following
disposal
of
the
system
by
sale
pursuant
to
section
388.2A
may
provide
to
the
department
proof
of
the
availability
of
financial
resources
to
meet
system
upgrade
requirements
and
a
revised
timetable
for
compliance
with
department
rules.
The
department
shall
agree
to
the
revised
timetable
if
the
department
determines
the
revised
timetable
is
reasonable
based
on
the
information
House
File
2452,
p.
2
provided
by
the
new
owner.
Sec.
2.
Section
476.84,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0e.
If
the
acquisition
involves
a
utility
that
is
an
at-risk
system
as
defined
in
section
455B.199D,
the
board
shall
issue
a
final
order
on
an
application
for
approval
of
the
acquisition
within
one
hundred
eighty
days
of
the
filing
date
of
the
application.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2452,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2020
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
