HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH/REBUILD IOWA BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GRASSLEY)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the implementation of federal statute, regulation, or policy by state administrative agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  17A.24  Rule implementation of federal statute, regulation, or policy.
   1.  Except as otherwise explicitly authorized by state law, an agency charged with the implementation of a federal statute, regulation, or policy shall not implement the federal statute, regulation, or policy in a manner that exceeds the specific requirements of the federal statute, regulation, or policy.
   2.  Any portion of an agency rule or policy that implements a federal statute, regulation, or policy and that exceeds the specific requirements of the federal statute, regulation, or policy is automatically superceded by the specific requirements of that federal statute, regulation, or policy.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that state implementation of a federal statute, regulation, or policy by a state agency shall not exceed the specific requirements of the federal statute, regulation, or policy, except as specifically allowed by state law. Any portion of a state rule or policy that implements a federal statute, regulation, or policy and that exceeds the specific requirements of the federal statute, regulation, or policy is automatically superceded by the specific requirements of that federal statute, regulation, or policy.