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House Journal: Page 429: Tuesday, March 3, 1998

37     A training program for and standards for
38   certification of environmental auditors shall be
39   developed jointly by the Iowa waste reduction center
40   and the department.  The training program shall be
41   administered by the Iowa waste reduction center.  The
42   program shall provide training on the proper conduct
43   of an environmental audit; local, state, and federal
44   environmental ordinances, rules, and laws that apply
45   to businesses in this state; and the environmental
46   audit laws in this state.  The program shall be made
47   available to small and large business owners and
48   operators, consulting engineers, regulatory personnel,
49   and citizens through the community college system.  A
50   fee may be assessed for participation in the program.

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 1   Upon completion of the training program, program
 2   participants may elect to be tested by the department
 3   for certification as an environmental auditor for the
 4   purposes of this chapter.
 5     Sec. 11.  NEW SECTION.  455J.11  SUMMARY.
 6     On or before December 1 of each year, the
 7   department shall make available a summary of the
 8   number of environmental audit notices received, the
 9   violations, and the remediation status of the
10   violations reported pursuant to this chapter during
11   the preceding fiscal year.
12     Sec. 12.  NEW SECTION.  455J.12  RULEMAKING.
13     The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter
14   17A necessary to administer this chapter.
15     Sec. 13.  NEW SECTION.  455J.13  COSTS.
16     The necessary costs incurred by the department
17   under this chapter shall be funded from appropriations
18   made to the department from the general fund of the
19   state."
20     2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
21   inserting the following:  "An Act creating an
22   environmental audit privilege and immunity, and an
23   environmental auditor training program, and providing
24   penalties."
Shoultz of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-8094, to
the committee amendment H-8054, filed by him and moved its
adoption:

H-8094

 1     Amend the amendment, H-8054, to House File 681 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, line 6, by striking the words
 4   "Privilege and".
 5     2.  By striking page 2, line 18, through page 6,

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