Senate File 2247 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to abandoned vehicles found near bodies of water
  2    by providing for civil penalties.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  556B.2  ABANDONED VEHICLES NEAR
  1  2 BODIES OF WATER.
  1  3    1.  If an abandoned vehicle for which the owner can be
  1  4 identified is removed pursuant to section 556B.1 and the
  1  5 vehicle was found within one thousand feet of a body of water,
  1  6 the owner of the vehicle shall be assessed, in addition to the
  1  7 costs described in section 556B.1, a civil penalty in the
  1  8 amount of two thousand dollars or the cost of removing the
  1  9 vehicle, whichever is greater.  For purposes of this section,
  1 10 "abandoned vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 321.89,
  1 11 subsection 1.
  1 12    2.  One=half of the revenues received from civil penalties
  1 13 assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the
  1 14 keep Iowa beautiful fund established pursuant to section
  1 15 314.28, and one=half of the revenues shall be paid to the
  1 16 county treasurer for deposit in the county's general fund.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill relates to abandoned vehicles found near bodies
  1 19 of water.
  1 20    The bill provides for civil penalties of up to $2,000 or
  1 21 the cost of removal, whichever is greater, when a vehicle is
  1 22 found within 1,000 feet of a body of water and the owner can
  1 23 be determined.
  1 24    The bill provides that one=half of the revenues from the
  1 25 penalties shall be deposited in the keep Iowa beautiful fund
  1 26 and the other half shall be deposited in a county's general
  1 27 fund.  Moneys in the keep Iowa beautiful fund are to be used
  1 28 to educate and encourage Iowans to take greater responsibility
  1 29 for improving their community environment and enhancing the
  1 30 beauty of the state through litter prevention, improving waste
  1 31 management and recycling efforts, and beautification projects.
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