House File 415 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 415 BY KLEIN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the observation of a department of natural 1 resources investigation by a property owner or person in 2 charge of the property. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2264YH (2) 86 tr/sc

H.F. 415 Section 1. Section 455B.103, subsection 4, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 Conduct investigations of complaints received directly 3 or referred by the commission created in section 455A.6 or 4 other investigations deemed necessary. While conducting an 5 investigation, the director may enter at any reasonable time 6 in and upon any private or public property to investigate any 7 actual or possible violation of this chapter , chapter 459 , 8 chapter 459A , chapter 459B , or the rules or standards adopted 9 under this chapter , chapter 459 , chapter 459A , or chapter 10 459B . However, the owner or person in charge shall be notified 11 and allowed to be present and observe while the director 12 investigates any actual or possible violation on that property 13 or in the watershed of that property . 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill allows a property owner or person in charge of 18 the property to be present and observe the director of the 19 department of natural resources or the director’s designee 20 during an investigation into any actual or possible violation 21 on that property or in the watershed of that property. 22 -1- LSB 2264YH (2) 86 tr/sc 1/ 1