House Study Bill 193 



                                      HOUSE FILE       
                                      BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                           ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                           BILL BY CHAIRPERSON OLSON)


    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 2176HC 83
  4 tm/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  455B.282  STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
  1  2 PLANS.
  1  3    A city shall adopt a storm water management plan designed
  1  4 to control and manage storm water runoff and mitigate flood
  1  5 damage in residential or commercial development projects.  The
  1  6 plan shall be applicable to each residential or commercial
  1  7 development project which begins site preparation activities
  1  8 after July 1, 2009.  A city may consult with the department in
  1  9 the development of a storm water management plan.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill relates to storm water management plans.
  1 12    The bill requires a city to adopt a storm water management
  1 13 plan designed to control and manage storm water runoff and
  1 14 mitigate flood damage in residential or commercial development
  1 15 projects.  The plan shall be applicable to each residential or
  1 16 commercial development project which begins site preparation
  1 17 activities after July 1, 2009.  The bill allows a city to
  1 18 consult with the department of natural resources in the
  1 19 development of a storm water management plan.
  1 20 LSB 2176HC 83
  1 21 tm/nh/5