H-8472

   Amend House File 2765, as passed by the House, as follows:
   1.  By striking page 1, line 19, through page 2, line 12, and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  208.9A  Subsidence.
   The division shall adopt rules providing for the regulation of land affected by a subsidence. The rules shall include but are not limited to requirements related to the reporting of the subsidence, the qualifications of a professional engineer or other qualified person submitting a subsidence repair plan to the division, and the timeliness of a subsidence’s planned repair.
   Sec. ___.  EMERGENCY RULES.  The division of soil conservation and water quality created within the department of agriculture and land stewardship shall adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this Act within sixty business days of the effective date of this Act and shall submit such rules to the administrative rules coordinator and the administrative code editor pursuant to section 17A.5, subsection 1, within the same period. The rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
   Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting <An Act providing for the regulation of mining, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.