Bill Text: IA HSB636 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the review and permitting of sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 297. [HSB636 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB636-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
636
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
FISHER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
review
and
permitting
of
sewer
1
extensions
and
water
supply
distribution
system
extensions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455B.183,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
Upon
adoption
of
standards
by
the
commission
pursuant
3
to
section
455B.173,
subsections
5
through
8
,
plans
and
4
specifications
for
sewer
extensions
and
water
supply
5
distribution
system
extensions
covered
by
this
section
shall
6
be
submitted
to
the
city
or
county
public
works
department
7
for
approval
if
the
local
public
works
department
employs
or
8
retains
a
qualified,
licensed
engineer
who
reviews
the
plans
9
and
specifications
using
the
specific
state
standards
known
as
10
the
Iowa
standards
for
sewer
systems
and
the
Iowa
standards
for
11
water
supply
distribution
systems
that
have
been
formulated
12
and
adopted
by
the
department
commission
pursuant
to
section
13
455B.173,
subsections
5
through
8
.
The
local
agency
shall
14
issue
a
written
permit
to
construct
if
all
of
the
following
15
apply:
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
review
and
permitting
of
sewer
20
extensions
and
water
supply
distribution
system
extensions.
21
Under
current
law,
plans
and
specifications
for
sewer
22
extensions
and
water
supply
distribution
system
extensions
23
are
subject
to
approval
and
permitting
by
a
city
or
county
24
public
works
department
if
the
local
public
works
department
25
employs
a
qualified,
licensed
engineer
who
reviews
the
plans
26
and
specifications
using
specified
standards
adopted
by
the
27
environmental
protection
commission.
Plans
and
specifications
28
that
are
not
subject
to
approval
and
permitting
by
a
local
29
public
works
department
are
subject
to
permitting
by
the
30
director
of
the
department
of
natural
resources.
31
Under
the
bill,
plans
and
specifications
for
sewer
32
extensions
and
water
supply
distribution
system
extensions
are
33
subject
to
approval
and
permitting
by
a
local
public
works
34
department
if
the
local
public
works
department
employs
or
35
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