Bill Text: IA HF300 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the sale of water to persons outside the state, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 312. [HF300 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF300-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
300
BY
KURTH
,
CROKEN
,
STAED
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
JAMES
,
and
WILBURN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
sale
of
water
to
persons
outside
the
1
state,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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300
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.280
Sale
of
water
to
persons
1
outside
the
state
——
reports.
2
By
January
31
of
each
year,
an
entity
that
sells
water
3
withdrawn
in
this
state
to
a
person
outside
the
state
shall
4
submit
to
the
department
a
report
detailing
the
amount
of
water
5
that
the
entity
withdrew
in
this
state
and
sold
to
a
person
6
outside
the
state
in
the
previous
calendar
year.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
the
sale
of
water
to
a
person
outside
11
the
state.
The
bill
requires
an
entity
that
sells
water
12
withdrawn
in
this
state
to
a
person
outside
the
state
to
submit
13
to
the
department
of
natural
resources,
by
January
31
of
each
14
year,
a
report
detailing
the
amount
of
water
that
the
entity
15
withdrew
in
this
state
and
sold
to
a
person
outside
the
state
16
in
the
previous
calendar
year.
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
17
who
violates
the
bill
is
subject
to
civil
enforcement,
which
18
may
include
a
civil
penalty
not
to
exceed
$500
for
each
day
a
19
violation
occurs.
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