House File 643 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 45) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to administrative rules for controlling fugitive 2 dust. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1521HV 81 5 tm/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR FUGITIVE DUST. The 1 2 department of natural resources shall amend 567 Iowa 1 3 administrative code, rule 23.3, subrule 2, paragraph "c", 1 4 subparagraph (1), to except grain elevator operations from the 1 5 requirements of that provision regarding precautions to be 1 6 taken to control the movement of fugitive dust. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill relates to air quality=related administrative 1 9 rules adopted by the department of natural resources. 1 10 Currently, the rules require certain precautions to be taken 1 11 to control the movement of fugitive dust. Exceptions are 1 12 provided for farming operations and dust generated by ordinary 1 13 travel on unpaved public roads. The bill requires the 1 14 department to add grain elevator operations to the list of 1 15 exceptions for which certain precautions do not have to be 1 16 taken. 1 17 LSB 1521HV 81 1 18 tm:nh/sh/8