House File 429
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 255)
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 69)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to fees charged to certain private water supply
2 contractors, establishing a private water supply system
3 account within the water quality protection fund, and
4 appropriating moneys in the account.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
6 TLSB 1959HZ 80
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.183A, subsection 1, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A water quality protection fund is created in the state
1 4 treasury under the control of the department. The fund
1 5 consists of moneys appropriated to the fund by the general
1 6 assembly, moneys deposited into the fund from fees described
1 7 in subsection 2, moneys deposited into the fund from fees
1 8 collected pursuant to sections 455B.187 and 455B.190A, and
1 9 other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the
1 10 department from the United States government or private
1 11 sources for placement in the fund. The fund is divided into
1 12 two three accounts, including the administration account, and
1 13 the public water supply system account, and the private water
1 14 supply system account. Moneys in the administration account
1 15 shall be used are appropriated to the department for purposes
1 16 of carrying out the provisions of this division, which relate
1 17 to the administration, regulation, and enforcement of the
1 18 federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Moneys in the public water
1 19 supply system account shall be used are appropriated to the
1 20 department to support the program to assist supply systems, as
1 21 provided in section 455B.183B. Moneys in the private water
1 22 supply system account are appropriated to the department for
1 23 the purpose of supporting the programs established to protect
1 24 private drinking water supplies as provided in sections
1 25 455B.187, 455B.188, 455B.190, and 455B.190A.
1 26 Sec. 2. Section 455B.187, Code 2003, is amended by adding
1 27 the following new unnumbered paragraph after unnumbered
1 28 paragraph 2:
1 29 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The director may charge a fee
1 30 for permits issued pursuant to this section. All fees
1 31 collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the
1 32 private water supply system account within the water quality
1 33 protection fund created in section 455B.183A.
1 34 Sec. 3. Section 455B.190A, subsection 5, Code 2003, is
1 35 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 1 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. All fees collected pursuant to this
2 2 subsection shall be deposited into the private water supply
2 3 system account within the water quality protection fund
2 4 created in section 455B.183A.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill provides that the director of the department of
2 7 natural resources may collect permit fees from private water
2 8 supply well contractors pursuant to Code section 455B.187, and
2 9 that fees collected pursuant to Code sections 455B.187 and
2 10 455B.190A shall be deposited into a new account called the
2 11 private water supply system account established within the
2 12 water quality protection fund already created in the state
2 13 treasury. The bill also appropriates the moneys deposited in
2 14 the private water supply system account to the department for
2 15 the purpose of supporting programs established to protect
2 16 private drinking water supplies as provided in Code sections
2 17 455B.187, 455B.188, 455B.190, and 455B.190A.
2 18 LSB 1959HZ 80
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