HF 2446 (LSB 5641HV (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2446

BY  COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 662)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to financial assurance for sanitary disposal projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455B.306, subsection 9, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  If a sanitary disposal project other than a sanitary landfill receives a notification from the department that the financial assurance instrument of the sanitary disposal project is inadequate, the owner or operator of the sanitary disposal project shall, within thirty days of receiving the notice, cease acceptance of additional solid waste at the sanitary disposal project which is the subject of the notice, regardless of whether the permit holder appeals such notification. Authorization to resume acceptance of solid waste shall be granted upon the determination by the department that the permit holder has established sufficient financial assurance. This paragraph shall not apply to transfer stations.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to financial assurance for sanitary disposal projects.
   The bill provides that if a sanitary disposal project other than a sanitary landfill receives a notification from the department of natural resources that the financial assurance instrument of the sanitary disposal project is inadequate, the sanitary disposal project shall, within 30 days of receiving the notice, cease acceptance of additional solid waste. The bill provides that authorization to resume acceptance of solid waste shall be granted upon the determination by the department that the permit holder has established sufficient financial assurance. The bill does not apply to transfer stations.