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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455D.22 VIOLATIONS.
1 2 1. The commission or the director may issue any order
1 3 necessary to secure compliance with or prevent a violation of
1 4 a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this
1 5 chapter. The attorney general shall, upon request by the
1 6 department, institute any civil or criminal legal proceeding
1 7 necessary to obtain compliance with an order of the commission
1 8 or director or to prosecute a person for a violation of a
1 9 provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this
1 10 chapter.
1 11 2. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who
1 12 violates a provision of this chapter, a rule adopted pursuant
1 13 to this chapter, or a condition of a permit or order issued
1 14 pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty
1 15 not to exceed five thousand dollars for each day of such
1 16 violation.
1 17 EXPLANATION
1 18 This bill relates to the enforcement of the provisions of
1 19 Code chapter 455D and provides a civil penalty. Code chapter
1 20 455D relates to waste volume reduction and recycling issues.
1 21 The bill provides that the environmental protection
1 22 commission or the director of the department of natural
1 23 resources may issue any order necessary to secure compliance
1 24 with or prevent a violation of a provision of Code chapter
1 25 455D or a rule adopted pursuant to Code chapter 455D. The
1 26 bill requires the attorney general, upon request by the
1 27 department, to institute any civil or criminal legal
1 28 proceeding necessary to obtain compliance with an order of the
1 29 commission or director or to prosecute a person for a
1 30 violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted
1 31 pursuant to this chapter.
1 32 The bill provides that, unless otherwise provided, a person
1 33 who violates a provision of Code chapter 455D, a rule adopted
1 34 pursuant to Code chapter 455D, or a condition of a permit or
1 35 order issued pursuant to Code chapter 455D shall be subject to
2 1 a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each day of such
2 2 violation.
2 3 LSB 5140HC 80
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Text: HSB00505 Text: HSB00507 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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