House File 111 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  JOCHUM


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to private sewage disposal system inspections at
  2    the time of property transfer.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1677HH 82
  5 tm/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.173, Code 2007, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Adopt rules requiring the owner of a
  1  4 property served by a private sewage disposal system to have
  1  5 the system inspected at the time of transfer of ownership to
  1  6 ensure the system properly treats the wastewater from the
  1  7 property.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill relates to private sewage disposal system
  1 10 inspections at the time of property transfer.
  1 11    The bill provides that the environmental protection
  1 12 commission shall adopt administrative rules requiring the
  1 13 owner of a property served by a private sewage disposal system
  1 14 to have the system inspected at the time of transfer of
  1 15 ownership to ensure the system properly treats the wastewater
  1 16 from the property.
  1 17 LSB 1677HH 82
  1 18 tm:nh/gg/14