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PAG LIN 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
Text: HF00660 Text: HF00662 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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