House Journal: Page 1242: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
20 credible data unless the department identifies
21 compelling reasons as to why the data is credible.
22 Sec. . Section 455B.171, subsection 8, Code
23 2003, is amended to read as follows:
24 8. "Historical data" means data collected more
25 than five ten years before the department's date of
26 listing or other determination under section 455B.194,
27 subsection 1."
28 2. Page 1, line 11, by inserting after the word
29 "methods" the following: "using credible data".
30 3. Page 1, by inserting after line 12 the
31 following:
32 "Sec. . Section 455B.193, subsection 1, Code
33 2003, is amended to read as follows:
34 1. Data is not credible data unless the data
35 originates from studies and samples collected by the
36 department, a professional designee of the department,
37 or a qualified volunteer. For purposes of this
38 subsection, "professional designee" includes
39 governmental agencies other than the department, and a
40 person hired by, or under contract for compensation
41 with, the department to collect or study data, and a
42 qualified volunteer who has passed the third level of
43 training in quality control and quality assessment
44 measures under the Iowa water pollution control works
45 and drinking water facilities financing program.
46 Sec. . Section 455B.194, subsection 1,
47 paragraph a, Code 2003, is amended by striking the
48 paragraph.
49 Sec. . Section 455B.195, subsection 1,
50 paragraph b, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
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1 b. The data quality for removal of water of the
2 state from any list of impaired waters including any
3 section 303(d) list shall be the same as the data
4 quality for adding a water to that list. A water of
5 the state that is placed on a section 303(d) list
6 shall not be removed from a section 303(d) list due to
7 lack of credible data."
8 4. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
9 word "systems" the following: "and credible data
10 concerning water quality".
11 5. By renumbering as necessary.
Greiner of Washington rose on a point of order that amendment H-
1398 was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-1398
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