House File 338 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WHITEAD


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to storm water management plans for certain
  2    development projects.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2030HH 83
  5 tm/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  455B.282  STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
  1  2 PLANS.
  1  3    As part of the planning and permitting process for any
  1  4 development project for residential or commercial purposes, a
  1  5 city or county shall require a storm water management plan
  1  6 that includes, in part, the use of retention ponds to control
  1  7 storm water runoff.  The department shall review all storm
  1  8 water management plans required pursuant to this section and a
  1  9 development project shall not commence any construction or
  1 10 site preparation activities prior to the approval of the plan
  1 11 by the department.  The commission shall adopt rules pursuant
  1 12 to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this section.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill relates to storm water management plans for
  1 15 certain development projects.
  1 16    The bill provides that, as part of the planning and
  1 17 permitting process for any development project for residential
  1 18 or commercial purposes, a city or county shall require a storm
  1 19 water management plan that includes, in part, the use of
  1 20 retention ponds to control storm water runoff.  The bill
  1 21 requires the department of natural resources to review all
  1 22 storm water management plans.  The bill prohibits a
  1 23 development project from commencing any construction or site
  1 24 preparation activities prior to the approval of the plan by
  1 25 the department.
  1 26 LSB 2030HH 83
  1 27 tm/nh/8