Bill Text: IA SF24 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Iowa national pollutant discharge elimination system program signage and providing a penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF24 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF24-Introduced.html
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BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
Iowa
national
pollutant
discharge
1
elimination
system
program
signage
and
providing
a
penalty.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.189
Discharge
point
signs
——
1
penalty
——
exceptions.
2
1.
A
person
paying
an
annual
permit
fee
for
an
Iowa
national
3
pollutant
discharge
elimination
system
program
permit
listed
4
under
section
455B.197,
subsection
3,
shall
post
or
erect
a
5
conspicuous
and
legible
sign
of
not
less
than
eighteen
inches
6
by
twenty-four
inches
at
all
points
of
discharge
to
surface
7
waters.
The
location
of
the
sign
on
the
property
of
the
permit
8
holder
shall
be
as
close
in
proximity
to
the
point
of
discharge
9
into
the
surface
water
as
is
reasonably
possible
while
ensuring
10
the
maximum
visibility
from
the
surface
water
and
shore.
11
2.
At
a
minimum,
the
sign
shall
include
all
of
the
12
following:
13
a.
A
statement
containing
the
words
“Iowa
state
permitted
14
discharge
point
permit
no.
(insert
permit
number).
For
15
information
on
this
discharge
you
can
contact:
(insert
contact
16
information)”.
17
b.
The
Iowa
national
pollutant
discharge
elimination
system
18
program
permit
number
issued
by
the
department.
19
c.
The
name
and
telephone
number
of
the
permit
holder
which
20
shall
be
the
business
office
repository
of
the
permit
holder.
21
d.
The
internet
address
of
an
internet
site
sponsored
by
the
22
department
where
more
information
may
be
obtained.
23
3.
A
permit
holder
shall
periodically
and
reasonably
24
maintain
the
sign
to
ensure
that
the
sign
is
still
legible,
25
visible,
and
factually
correct.
A
good
faith
documented
effort
26
by
the
permit
holder
to
maintain
the
sign
is
an
affirmative
27
defense
in
any
action
relating
to
the
unauthorized
absence
of
28
a
sign.
29
4.
A
person
violating
a
provision
of
this
section
is
subject
30
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
one
hundred
dollars
per
day
31
for
each
day
such
violation
continues.
32
5.
The
department
may
grant
a
waiver
of
the
requirements
of
33
this
section
if
the
department
determines
a
security
concern
34
may
exist
due
to
the
posting
of
a
sign
under
this
section.
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6.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
permit
holder
that
is
1
an
open
feedlot
operation
as
defined
in
section
459A.102
or
an
2
animal
feeding
operation
as
defined
in
section
459.102.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
455B.191,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
2.
Any
person
who
violates
any
provision
of
part
1
of
6
division
III
of
this
chapter
or
any
permit,
rule,
standard,
7
or
order
issued
under
part
1
of
division
III
of
this
chapter
8
shall
be
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
not
to
exceed
five
thousand
9
dollars
for
each
day
of
such
violation.
This
section
shall
not
10
apply
to
violations
of
section
455B.189.
11
EXPLANATION
12
This
bill
relates
to
Iowa
national
pollutant
discharge
13
elimination
system
program
signage.
14
The
bill
requires
a
person
paying
a
permit
fee
for
an
15
Iowa
national
pollutant
discharge
elimination
system
program
16
individual
permit
for
nonstorm
water
to
post
or
erect
a
17
conspicuous
and
legible
sign
at
all
points
of
discharge
to
18
surface
waters.
The
bill
provides
size,
content,
and
location
19
requirements
for
the
signage.
20
The
bill
requires
that
a
permit
holder
shall
periodically
21
and
reasonably
maintain
the
sign
to
ensure
that
the
sign
is
22
still
legible,
visible,
and
factually
correct.
The
bill
23
provides
that
a
good
faith
documented
effort
by
the
permit
24
holder
to
maintain
the
sign
is
an
affirmative
defense
in
any
25
action
relating
to
the
unauthorized
absence
of
a
sign.
The
26
bill
allows
the
department
to
grant
waivers.
The
bill
provides
27
that
the
signage
requirements
do
not
apply
to
permit
holders
28
that
are
an
open
feedlot
operation
or
an
animal
feeding
29
operation.
30
The
bill
provides
for
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
$100
31
per
day
for
each
day
a
violation
continues.
The
penalty
in
the
32
bill
is
in
place
of
the
general
penalty
provisions
provided
in
33
Code
section
455B.191.
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