House Journal: Page 1441: Friday, April 12, 2002
24 constructed at the location, and any conditions for
25 the construction.
26 (3) This paragraph "b" is repealed on the
27 effective date that rules are adopted by the
28 department pursuant to paragraph "a". The department
29 shall provide a caption on the adopted rule as
30 published in the Iowa administrative bulletin as
31 provided in section 17A.4, stating that this paragraph
32 is repealed as provided in this subparagraph
33 subdivision. The director of the department shall
34 deliver a copy of the adopted rule to the Iowa Code
35 editor.
36 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. As used in this subpart,
37 unless the context otherwise requires:
38 a. "Critical public area" means land as designated
39 by the department pursuant to rules adopted pursuant
40 to chapter 17A, if all of the following apply:
41 (1) The land is part of a public park, preserve,
42 or recreation area that is owned or managed by the
43 federal government; by the department, including under
44 chapter 461A or 465C; or by a political subdivision.
45 (2) The land has a unique scenic, cultural,
46 archaeological, scientific, or historic significance
47 or contains a rare or valuable ecological system.
48 b. "Designated wetland" means land designated as a
49 protected wetland by the United States department of
50 the interior or the department of natural resources,
Page 21
1 including but not limited to a protected wetland as
2 defined in section 456B.1, if the land is owned and
3 managed by the federal government or the department of
4 natural resources. However, a designated wetland does
5 not include land where an agricultural drainage well
6 has been plugged causing a temporary wetland or land
7 within a drainage district or levee district.
8 c. "Document" means any form required to be
9 processed by the department under this subpart
10 regulating animal feeding operations, including but
11 not limited to applications or related materials for
12 permits as provided in section 455B.200A, manure
13 management plans as provided in section 455B.203,
14 comment or evaluation by a county board of supervisors
15 considering an application for a construction permit,
16 the department's analysis of the application including
17 using and responding to a master matrix pursuant to
18 section 455B.200E, and notices required under those
19 sections.
20 d. "High-quality water resource" means that part
21 of a water source or wetland that the department has
22 designated as any of the following:

© 2002 Cornell College and
League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
hjourn@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Tue Apr 23 11:50:00 CDT 2002
URL: /DOCS/GA/79GA/Session.2/HJournal/01400/01441.html
jhf