House File 243 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 243 BY KAUFMANN A BILL FOR An Act relating to certain soil and water conservation 1 practices and the practice of engineering. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1652YH (3) 87 gh/sc
H.F. 243 Section 1. Section 542B.2, subsection 9, Code 2017, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Notwithstanding paragraphs “a” and “b” , 3 a person shall not be construed to be engaged in the practice 4 of engineering if the person engages in earthmoving or related 5 work associated with a soil and water conservation practice 6 on farmland or any land owned by a political subdivision 7 if the construction or establishment of the soil and water 8 conservation practice does not require a permit from the 9 department of natural resources, or for work related to a 10 livestock waste facility if the work does not require a permit 11 from the department of natural resources. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill provides that the construction or establishment of 16 certain soil and water conservation practices and work relating 17 to livestock waste facilities shall not be construed as the 18 practice of engineering, as that term is defined in current 19 Code chapter 542B, relating to licensure of professional 20 engineers and land surveyors. 21 -1- LSB 1652YH (3) 87 gh/sc 1/ 1