House
File
645
H-1128
Amend
House
File
645
as
follows:
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Page
1,
by
striking
lines
12
through
22
and
inserting:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
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5.
A
court,
or
a
presiding
officer
in
a
3
contested
case
or
other
administrative
action
subject
to
this
4
chapter,
when
interpreting
a
state
statute
or
a
rule
or
other
5
agency
document
subject
to
this
chapter,
shall
not
defer
to
6
an
agency’s
interpretation
of
the
statute,
rule,
or
document,
7
and
must
instead
interpret
its
meaning
and
effect
de
novo.
8
In
an
action
brought
by
or
against
an
agency,
the
court
or
9
officer,
after
applying
all
customary
tools
of
interpretation,
10
must
exercise
any
remaining
doubt
in
favor
of
a
reasonable
11
interpretation
that
limits
agency
authority.
This
subsection
12
does
not
apply
where
a
standard
of
review
for
an
agency’s
13
interpretation
of
a
state
statute
or
a
rule
or
other
agency
14
document
is
otherwise
prescribed
by
statute,
or
by
a
rule
if
an
15
agency
is
authorized
by
statute
to
adopt
a
rule
regarding
such
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a
standard
of
review.
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of
Polk
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HF
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