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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 which 1 6 some action by the department has been initiated during the 1 7 previous calendar year. The report shall be filed pursuant to 1 8 section 7A.11. The majority leader and minority leader of the 1 9 senate shall transmit copies of the report to the chairs and 1 10 ranking members of all standing committees in the senate which 1 11 consider legislation regarding the environment and natural 1 12 resources, and the speaker of the house and minority leader of 1 13 the house shall transmit copies of the report to the chairs 1 14 and ranking members of all standing committees in the house 1 15 which consider legislation regarding the environment and 1 16 natural resources. The report shall include, but not be 1 17 limited to, all of the following: 1 18 a. A report on hazardous conditions reported to the 1 19 department which shall include, but not be limited to, all of 1 20 the following: 1 21 (1) Identification of the number of hazardous conditions 1 22 reported to the department during each month of the previous 1 23 calendar year. 1 24 (2) Categorization of the hazardous conditions reported by 1 25 the type of incident involved during each month of the 1 26 previous calendar year. 1 27 (3) Comparison by month and by categorization of the 1 28 number of hazardous conditions reported during the previous 1 29 calendar year and the calendar year prior to the previous 1 30 calendar year. 1 31 b. A report on the status of all enforcement actions taken 1 32 during the previous calendar year. The report shall include, 1 33 but not be limited to, all of the following in regard to each 1 34 enforcement action taken: 1 35 (1) The name and location of the party against whom the 2 1 action was taken. 2 2 (2) The program categorization. 2 3 (3) The violation alleged. 2 4 (4) The action taken. 2 5 (5) The date enforcement action was taken. 2 6 c. A summary of all administrative penalties which are due 2 7 to the department or have been appealed, all penalties which 2 8 are due to the department or have been appealed from cases 2 9 referred to the attorney general, and all penalties which were 2 10 paid during the previous calendar year. The summary shall 2 11 include, but not be limited to, all of the following in regard 2 12 to each penalty: 2 13 (1) The name and location of the party paying or appealing 2 14 the penalty. 2 15 (2) The program categorization. 2 16 (3) The penalty amount due, paid, or appealed. 2 17 (4) The date the penalty is due, if applicable, or was 2 18 paid. 2 19 d. A report on the current status of all pending cases 2 20 referred to the attorney general. The report shall include, 2 21 but not be limited to, all of the following in regard to each 2 22 case: 2 23 (1) The name and location of the party against whom action 2 24 was taken. 2 25 (2) The program categorization. 2 26 (3) The violation alleged. 2 27 (4) The action taken by the department. 2 28 (5) The current status of the case. 2 29 e. A report on the current status of all pending contested 2 30 cases. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all 2 31 of the following in regard to each case: 2 32 (1) The name and location of the party against whom action 2 33 was taken. 2 34 (2) The program categorization. 2 35 (3) The violation alleged. 3 1 (4) The action taken by the department which is being 3 2 appealed. 3 3 (5) The current status of the case. 3 4 EXPLANATION 3 5 This bill requires the department of natural resources to 3 6 submit a report to the secretary of the senate, the chief 3 7 clerk of the house of representatives, and each caucus or 3 8 research staff director of the general assembly relating to 3 9 the status of environmental violations for which some action 3 10 by the department has been initiated. The report is to be 3 11 submitted by January 15 of each year. The bill provides that 3 12 copies of the report will be transmitted to the chairpersons 3 13 and ranking members of committees considering legislation on 3 14 the environment and natural resources in each house. 3 15 The bill provides that the report shall include all of the 3 16 following: 3 17 1. A report on hazardous conditions reported to the 3 18 department. 3 19 2. A report on the status of all enforcement actions taken 3 20 during the previous calendar year. 3 21 3. A summary of all administrative penalties which are due 3 22 to the department or have been appealed, all penalties which 3 23 are due to the department or have been appealed from cases 3 24 referred to the attorney general, and all penalties which were 3 25 paid during the previous calendar year. 3 26 4. A report on the current status of all pending cases 3 27 referred to the attorney general. 3 28 5. A report on the current status of all pending contested 3 29 cases. 3 30 LSB 6173SS 78 3 31 tm/gg/8
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