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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.193 ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL 1 2 SYSTEM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND REVOLVING FUND. 1 3 1. The department shall establish and administer an on- 1 4 site sewage disposal system assistance program to provide 1 5 financial assistance for the repair or replacement of existing 1 6 residential on-site sewage disposal systems located in 1 7 unincorporated areas of the state. 1 8 2. An on-site sewage disposal system assistance revolving 1 9 fund is created in the office of the treasurer of state to be 1 10 administered by the department. The revolving fund shall 1 11 include moneys appropriated by the general assembly or 1 12 otherwise deposited in the fund. Moneys in the revolving fund 1 13 shall be used to provide low-interest loans to a county, rural 1 14 water district as created under chapter 357A or 504A, or 1 15 council of governments for the repair or replacement of 1 16 existing residential on-site sewage disposal systems located 1 17 in unincorporated areas of the state. Up to two percent of 1 18 the moneys in the revolving fund may be used by the department 1 19 for administration of the on-site sewage disposal system 1 20 assistance program. 1 21 3. The department shall accept applications for financial 1 22 assistance under the on-site sewage disposal system assistance 1 23 program from a county, rural water district as created under 1 24 chapter 357A or 504A, or council of governments on a quarterly 1 25 basis. In the application, the applicant shall identify the 1 26 location of any on-site sewage disposal system which would be 1 27 repaired or replaced under the program. In order to qualify 1 28 for financial assistance under the program, all of the 1 29 following must be in existence in the county in which an on- 1 30 site sewage disposal system is located: 1 31 a. Adoption and active enforcement of administrative rules 1 32 relating to on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems. 1 33 b. A trained and qualified sanitarian as a county 1 34 employee. 1 35 c. Provision of continuing education of the sanitarian. 2 1 d. An inspection and monitoring program on permitted on- 2 2 site sewage disposal systems. 2 3 e. A long-term management and maintenance program for on- 2 4 site sewage disposal systems in the unincorporated area of the 2 5 county. 2 6 f. A sewer plan for new subdivisions and developments in 2 7 the unincorporated area of the county. 2 8 g. Requirements regarding proper site analysis and system 2 9 design of all on-site sewage disposal systems in the 2 10 unincorporated area of the county. 2 11 h. Requirements that an on-site sewage disposal system 2 12 installer must be licensed. 2 13 i. An on-site sewage disposal system inspection program 2 14 conducted at the time of sale. 2 15 4. Any moneys received by a county, rural water district 2 16 as created under chapter 357A or 504A, or council of 2 17 governments under the on-site sewage disposal system 2 18 assistance program shall be used to provide financial 2 19 assistance for the repair or replacement of existing 2 20 residential on-site sewage disposal systems located in 2 21 unincorporated areas of the state. A county, rural water 2 22 district, or council of governments may use up to five percent 2 23 of any financial assistance received under the program for 2 24 administration purposes. 2 25 5. Loans under the on-site sewage disposal system 2 26 assistance program shall be repayable to the on-site sewage 2 27 disposal system assistance revolving fund in installments as 2 28 determined by the department. The interest rate upon 2 29 delinquent payments shall accelerate immediately to the 2 30 current legal usury limit. Interest on the revolving fund 2 31 shall be deposited in the revolving fund. Notwithstanding 2 32 section 8.33, unobligated or unencumbered moneys credited to 2 33 the revolving fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal 2 34 year. 2 35 6. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 3 1 17A to administer the on-site sewage disposal system 3 2 assistance program and administer the disbursement of moneys 3 3 from the on-site sewage disposal system assistance revolving 3 4 fund. 3 5 Sec. 2. Section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 3 6 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3 7 c. Moneys in the fund in a fiscal year shall be used as 3 8 directed by the general assembly for public vertical 3 9 infrastructure projects. For the purposes of this subsection, 3 10 "vertical infrastructure" includes only land acquisition and 3 11 construction, major renovation and major repair of buildings, 3 12 all appurtenant structures, utilities, site development,and3 13 recreational trails, and on-site sewage disposal systems. 3 14 "Vertical infrastructure" does not include routine, recurring 3 15 maintenance or operational expenses or leasing of a building, 3 16 appurtenant structure, or utility without a lease-purchase 3 17 agreement. However, appropriations may be made for the fiscal 3 18 years beginning July 1, 1997, and July 1, 1998, for the 3 19 purpose of funding the completion of Part III of the Iowa 3 20 communications network. 3 21 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 3 22 infrastructure fund of the state to the department of natural 3 23 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and 3 24 ending June 30, 2000, the following amount, or so much thereof 3 25 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 3 26 For the on-site sewage disposal system assistance program 3 27 and revolving fund: 3 28 .................................................. $ 2,800,000 3 29 EXPLANATION 3 30 This bill creates an on-site sewage disposal system 3 31 assistance program and revolving fund. The bill provides that 3 32 the program shall be established by the department of natural 3 33 resources to provide financial assistance for the repair or 3 34 replacement of existing residential on-site sewage disposal 3 35 systems located in unincorporated areas of the state. 4 1 The bill provides that the on-site sewage disposal system 4 2 assistance revolving fund shall be used to provide low- 4 3 interest loans to a county, rural water district, or council 4 4 of governments which would then be used to provide financial 4 5 assistance to individuals for the repair or replacement of 4 6 existing residential on-site sewage disposal systems located 4 7 in unincorporated areas of the state. The bill provides that 4 8 a county, rural water district, or council of governments 4 9 receiving a loan under the program may use up to 5 percent of 4 10 the loan amount for administration purposes. The bill 4 11 provides that the department shall accept applications from a 4 12 county, rural water district, or council of governments on a 4 13 quarterly basis and the department may use up to 2 percent of 4 14 the moneys in the fund for administration of the program. 4 15 The bill provides that application to the department is 4 16 required to identify the location of any on-site sewage 4 17 disposal system which would be repaired or replaced under the 4 18 program. The bill provides that in order to receive a loan 4 19 from the department under the program, the county in which the 4 20 on-site sewage disposal system is located must meet certain 4 21 criteria relating to the installation, inspection, monitoring, 4 22 site analysis, system design, and maintenance of on-site sewer 4 23 disposal systems, employment of a sanitarian by the county, 4 24 and sewer planning in new subdivisions and developments in 4 25 unincorporated areas of a county. 4 26 The bill provides that the department shall adopt rules to 4 27 administer the program and administer the disbursement of 4 28 moneys from the revolving fund. 4 29 The bill appropriates $2.8 million from the rebuild Iowa 4 30 infrastructure fund to the department of natural resources for 4 31 purposes of the on-site sewage disposal system assistance 4 32 program and revolving fund. The bill amends the definition of 4 33 "vertical infrastructure" to include major renovation and 4 34 major repair of on-site sewage disposal systems. 4 35 LSB 1704SS 78 5 1 tm/gg/8
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