House File 579

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 275)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to designation by a county of a property of
  2    historical significance, placing a moratorium on activities
  3    that imperil the property, and providing an effective date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 3059HV 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  QUARRY ACTIVITIES MORATORIUM.  Commencing on
  1  2 the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 2004, a
  1  3 county shall suspend the effectiveness of any permit that
  1  4 allows an individual to engage in quarry activities that may
  1  5 imperil the structural integrity of property in Iowa listed on
  1  6 the national register of historic places.  An individual may
  1  7 submit a description of the proposed property of historical
  1  8 significance to the historical division, which shall determine
  1  9 if the proposed property is located on the national register
  1 10 of historic places, and shall notify the county of its
  1 11 determination by certified mail.  "Quarry activities", for
  1 12 purposes of this section, means, at a minimum, activities
  1 13 conducted by an operator on a quarry site relative to the
  1 14 excavation of limestone and shall include disturbing
  1 15 overburden, excavation, and processing of limestone,
  1 16 stockpiling and removal of limestone from a site, and all
  1 17 reclamation activities conducted at a quarry site.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill places a moratorium, from the effective date of
  1 22 the bill until June 30, 2004, on county permits for quarry
  1 23 activities that imperil the structural integrity of properties
  1 24 listed on the national register of historic places.  The bill
  1 25 defines "quarry activities" to mean, at a minimum, activities
  1 26 conducted by an operator on a quarry site relative to the
  1 27 excavation of limestone and shall include disturbing
  1 28 overburden, excavation, and processing of limestone,
  1 29 stockpiling and removal of limestone from a site, and all
  1 30 reclamation activities conducted at a quarry site.
  1 31 LSB 3059HV 80
  1 32 kh/cl/14
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