House File 200 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  FOEGE, WESSEL=KROESCHELL,
                                           D. OLSON, HEDDENS, KRESSIG,
                                           HOGG, SWAIM, BERRY, and
                                           SHOULTZ


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to water quality protection standards and
  2    providing an effective date.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1583YH 81
  5 tm/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.173, Code 2005, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Adopt rules specifying water quality
  1  4 protection standards for all waters of the state consistent
  1  5 with the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. } 1251 et seq.
  1  6 The standards shall provide water quality for the protection
  1  7 and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife, and for
  1  8 recreation in and on the waters of this state and take into
  1  9 consideration the use of such waters and value of public water
  1 10 supplies, propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife,
  1 11 recreation in and on the waters of this state, and
  1 12 agricultural, industrial, and other purposes including
  1 13 navigation.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall
  1 14 only apply to discharges occurring after the effective date of
  1 15 such rules and discharges that increase after the effective
  1 16 date of such rules.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 18 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill relates to water quality protection standards.
  1 21 The bill requires the environmental protection commission to
  1 22 adopt rules specifying water quality protection standards for
  1 23 all waters of the state consistent with the federal Clean
  1 24 Water Act.  The bill provides that the standards shall provide
  1 25 water quality for the protection and propagation of fish,
  1 26 shellfish, and wildlife, and for recreation in and on the
  1 27 waters of this state and take into consideration the use of
  1 28 such waters and value of public water supplies, propagation of
  1 29 fish, shellfish, and wildlife, recreation in and on the waters
  1 30 of this state, and agricultural, industrial, and other
  1 31 purposes including navigation.  The bill provides that rules
  1 32 adopted pursuant to the new provision shall only apply to
  1 33 discharges occurring after the effective date of the rules and
  1 34 discharges that increase after the effective date of the
  1 35 rules.
  2  1    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  2  2 LSB 1583YH 81
  2  3 tm:nh/gg/14