SSB 3166 (LSB 6318XC (1) 88)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ROZENBOOM)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the review and permitting of sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455B.183, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   Upon adoption of standards by the commission pursuant to section 455B.173, subsections 5 through 8, plans and specifications for sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions covered by this section shall be submitted to the city or county public works department for approval if the local public works department employs or retains a qualified, licensed engineer who reviews the plans and specifications using the specific state standards known as the Iowa standards for sewer systems and the Iowa standards for water supply distribution systems that have been formulated and adopted by the department commission pursuant to section 455B.173, subsections 5 through 8. The local agency shall issue a written permit to construct if all of the following apply:
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the review and permitting of sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions.
   Under current law, plans and specifications for sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions are subject to approval and permitting by a city or county public works department if the local public works department employs a qualified, licensed engineer who reviews the plans and specifications using specified standards adopted by the environmental protection commission. Plans and specifications that are not subject to approval and permitting by a local public works department are subject to permitting by the director of the department of natural resources.
   Under the bill, plans and specifications for sewer extensions and water supply distribution system extensions are subject to approval and permitting by a local public works department if the local public works department employs or retains a qualified, licensed engineer.