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
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  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
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