S.F. 12 Section 1. Section 455B.133, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. a. Adopt rules to prohibit the open 3 burning of residential waste within any of the following areas: 4 (1) Beginning January 1, 2012, any city with a population 5 of two thousand five hundred or more and any area within one 6 quarter mile of any city with a population of two thousand five 7 hundred or more. 8 (2) Beginning January 1, 2013, any city with a population 9 of one thousand or more and any area within one quarter mile of 10 any city with a population of one thousand or more. 11 (3) Beginning January 1, 2014, any city with a population 12 of five hundred or more and any area within one quarter mile of 13 any city with a population of five hundred or more. 14 (4) Beginning January 1, 2015, any city in the state and any 15 area within one quarter mile of any city in the state. 16 b. The population of a city as described in this subsection 17 shall be based on the most recent federal decennial census. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This bill relates to open burning of residential waste in 20 certain areas of the state. 21 The bill requires the environmental protection commission 22 to adopt administrative rules prohibiting the open burning of 23 residential waste in cities and in areas within one quarter 24 mile of cities. The prohibition begins on January 1, 2012, 25 in cities with a population of 2,500 or more; on January 1, 26 2013, in cities with a population of 1,000 or more; on January 27 1, 2014, in cities with a population of 500 or more; and on 28 January 1, 2015, in all cities in the state. 29 Criminal penalties provided in Code section 455B.146A are 30 applicable to violations of the provisions of the bill. 31 -1- LSB 1556XS (1) 84 tm/nh 1/ 1