House File 715 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 193) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to storm water management plans. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2176HV 83 4 tm/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 161A.48A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT 1 2 PLANS. 1 3 A city shall adopt a storm water management plan, including 1 4 the use of water retention ponds, designed to control and 1 5 manage storm water runoff and mitigate flood damage in 1 6 residential or commercial development projects. The plan 1 7 shall be applicable to each residential or commercial 1 8 development project which begins site preparation activities 1 9 after January 1, 2010. A city may consult with the department 1 10 in the development of a storm water management plan. The city 1 11 may rely on a storm water management plan developed, in part, 1 12 by the department of agriculture and land stewardship or the 1 13 department of natural resources. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill relates to storm water management plans. 1 16 The bill requires a city to adopt a storm water management 1 17 plan designed to control and manage storm water runoff and 1 18 mitigate flood damage in residential or commercial development 1 19 projects. The plan shall be applicable to each residential or 1 20 commercial development project which begins site preparation 1 21 activities after January 1, 2010. The bill allows a city to 1 22 consult with the department of natural resources in the 1 23 development of a storm water management plan. The bill allows 1 24 a city to rely on a storm water management plan developed, in 1 25 part, by the department of agriculture and land stewardship or 1 26 the department of natural resources. 1 27 LSB 2176HV 83 1 28 tm/nh/5