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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.104, Code 1999, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. By January 15 of each year, the 1 4 department shall submit a report to the general assembly 1 5 relating to the status of environmental violations for the 1 6 previous calendar year. The report shall be filed pursuant to 1 7 section 7A.11. The majority leader and minority leader of the 1 8 senate shall transmit copies of the report to the chairs and 1 9 ranking members of all standing committees in the senate which 1 10 consider legislation regarding the environment and natural 1 11 resources, and the speaker of the house and minority leader of 1 12 the house shall transmit copies of the report to the chairs 1 13 and ranking members of all standing committees in the house 1 14 which consider legislation regarding the environment and 1 15 natural resources. The report shall include, but not be 1 16 limited to, all of the following: 1 17 a. A report on hazardous conditions reported to the 1 18 department which shall include, but not be limited to, all of 1 19 the following: 1 20 (1) Identification of the number of hazardous conditions 1 21 reported to the department during each month of the previous 1 22 calendar year. 1 23 (2) Categorization of the hazardous conditions reported by 1 24 the type of incident involved during each month of the 1 25 previous calendar year. 1 26 (3) Comparison by month and by categorization of the 1 27 number of hazardous conditions reported during the previous 1 28 calendar year and the calendar year prior to the previous 1 29 calendar year. 1 30 b. A report on the status of all enforcement actions taken 1 31 during the previous calendar year. The report shall include, 1 32 but not be limited to, all of the following in regard to each 1 33 enforcement action taken: 1 34 (1) The name and location of the party against whom the 1 35 action was taken. 2 1 (2) The program categorization. 2 2 (3) The violation alleged. 2 3 (4) The action taken. 2 4 (5) The date enforcement action was taken. 2 5 c. A summary of all administrative penalties which are due 2 6 to the department or have been appealed, all penalties which 2 7 are due to the department or have been appealed from cases 2 8 referred to the attorney general, and all penalties which were 2 9 paid during the previous calendar year. The summary shall 2 10 include, but not be limited to, all of the following in regard 2 11 to each penalty: 2 12 (1) The name and location of the party paying or appealing 2 13 the penalty. 2 14 (2) The program categorization. 2 15 (3) The penalty amount due, paid, or appealed. 2 16 (4) The date the penalty is due, if applicable, or was 2 17 paid. 2 18 d. A report on the current status of all pending cases 2 19 referred to the attorney general. The report shall include, 2 20 but not be limited to, all of the following in regard to each 2 21 case: 2 22 (1) The name and location of the party against whom action 2 23 was taken. 2 24 (2) The program categorization. 2 25 (3) The violation alleged. 2 26 (4) The action taken by the department. 2 27 (5) The current status of the case. 2 28 e. A report on the current status of all pending contested 2 29 cases. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all 2 30 of the following in regard to each case: 2 31 (1) The name and location of the party against whom action 2 32 was taken. 2 33 (2) The program categorization. 2 34 (3) The violation alleged. 2 35 (4) The action taken by the department which is being 3 1 appealed. 3 2 (5) The current status of the case. 3 3 EXPLANATION 3 4 This bill requires the department of natural resources to 3 5 submit a report to the secretary of the senate, the chief 3 6 clerk of the house of representatives, and each caucus or 3 7 research staff director of the general assembly relating to 3 8 the status of environmental violations. The report is to be 3 9 submitted by January 15 of each year. The bill provides that 3 10 copies of the report will be transmitted to the chairpersons 3 11 and ranking members of committees considering legislation on 3 12 the environment and natural resources in each house. 3 13 The bill provides that the report shall include all of the 3 14 following: 3 15 1. A report on hazardous conditions reported to the 3 16 department. 3 17 2. A report on the status of all enforcement actions taken 3 18 during the previous calendar year. 3 19 3. A summary of all administrative penalties which are due 3 20 to the department or have been appealed, all penalties which 3 21 are due to the department or have been appealed from cases 3 22 referred to the attorney general, and all penalties which were 3 23 paid during the previous calendar year. 3 24 4. A report on the current status of all pending cases 3 25 referred to the attorney general. 3 26 5. A report on the current status of all pending contested 3 27 cases. 3 28 LSB 1822SS 78 3 29 tm/gg/8
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