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 6 kh/cl/14 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 1 33 1 34 1 35