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1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.133, Code 2001, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Adopt rules allowing a city to
1 4 conduct a controlled burn of a demolished building subject to
1 5 the same restrictions as are in effect for fire fighting
1 6 training fires. The rules shall include a provision that a
1 7 city may undertake no more than three controlled burns in
1 8 every overlapping six-tenths-of-a-mile-radius circle every
1 9 three years. The rules shall prohibit a controlled burn of a
1 10 demolished building in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Council
1 11 Bluffs, Carter Lake, Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive,
1 12 Windsor Heights, Urbandale, Pleasant Hill, Buffalo, Davenport,
1 13 Mason City or any other area where area-specific state
1 14 implementation plans require the control of particulate.
1 15 Sec. 2. DEMOLITION SITE WASTE MATERIAL TASK FORCE.
1 16 1. The department of natural resources, in cooperation
1 17 with the department of economic development, shall establish a
1 18 task force to study issues related to the proper disposal of
1 19 waste material from buildings demolished in cities and
1 20 counties. The task force shall study issues including, but
1 21 not limited to, all of the following:
1 22 a. The proper removal and disposal of waste material
1 23 containing lead-based paints and asbestos.
1 24 b. The proper removal and disposal of any other hazardous
1 25 waste material or waste material commonly found in old
1 26 buildings that may be considered a health hazard if removed
1 27 improperly.
1 28 c. Any alternatives to the disposal of waste material from
1 29 demolition sites such as salvage operations.
1 30 d. The training of fire department personnel in relation
1 31 to the disposal of waste material from demolition sites.
1 32 e. Asbestos inspection training for volunteers at the
1 33 local level.
1 34 f. An appropriate local limit for the controlled burning
1 35 of demolished buildings from which hazardous materials have
2 1 been removed prior to burning.
2 2 g. The proper method for encouraging cooperation between
2 3 cities and counties on issues related to the disposal of
2 4 demolition site waste material.
2 5 2. The task force membership shall include, but not be
2 6 limited to, all of the following:
2 7 a. Representatives from the department of natural
2 8 resources knowledgeable in air toxics and toxic materials.
2 9 b. Representatives from the department of economic
2 10 development knowledgeable in community development.
2 11 c. A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
2 12 d. A representative of the Iowa society of solid waste
2 13 operators.
2 14 e. Four members of the general assembly with not more than
2 15 one member from each chamber being from the same political
2 16 party. The two senators shall be designated by the president
2 17 of the senate after consultation with the majority and
2 18 minority leaders of the senate. The two representatives shall
2 19 be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives
2 20 after consultation with the majority and minority leaders of
2 21 the house of representatives.
2 22 3. By January 1, 2003, the task force shall submit a
2 23 report to the general assembly, including recommendations,
2 24 regarding issues relating to the disposal of debris from
2 25 demolition sites in Iowa.
2 26 HF 661
2 27 tm/es/25
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