House Journal: Page 1472: Monday, April 28, 2003
26 1. The department of economic development shall
27 coordinate all regulatory assistance for the state of
28 Iowa. Each state agency with regulatory programs for
29 business shall maintain a coordinator within the
30 office of the director or the administrative division
31 of the state agency. Each coordinator shall do all of
32 the following:
33 a. Serve as the department of economic
34 development's primary contact for regulatory affairs.
35 b. Provide regulatory requirements to businesses
36 and represent the agency in the private sector.
37 c. Monitor permit applications and provide timely
38 permit status information to the department of
39 economic development.
40 d. Have the ability to require regulatory staff
41 participation in negotiations and discussions with
42 businesses.
43 e. Notify the department of economic development
44 regarding proposed rulemaking activities that impact a
45 regulatory program and any subsequent changes to a
46 regulatory program.
47 2. By January 15 of each year, the department of
48 economic development shall submit a written report to
49 the general assembly regarding the provision of
50 regulatory assistance by state agencies."
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1 2. Title page, by striking lines 2 through 7 and
2 inserting the following: "business relating to
3 liability reform, workers' compensation, financial
4 services, unemployment compensation employer
5 surcharges, and economic development, and providing an
6 effective date."
Speaker pro tempore Carroll in the chair at 5:41 p.m.
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate File 344 be deferred and that the bill retain its place on the
calendar. (Amendment H-1488 pending)
Ways and Means Calendar
House File 688, a bill for an act relating to biodiesel fuel,
including by providing for financial assistance and biodiesel fuel tax
credits and providing an applicability date, was taken up for
consideration.
Speaker Rants in the chair at 6:12 p.m.

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