House
File
390
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
390
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
84)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
notice
requirements
prior
to
discontinuing
1
fluoridation
in
a
public
water
supply
system,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.39E
Fluoridation
in
public
1
water
supply
——
notice
of
discontinuance.
2
1.
At
least
ninety
days
prior
to
taking
any
action
to
3
discontinue
fluoridation
in
its
water
supply,
an
owner
or
4
operator
of
a
public
water
supply
system,
as
defined
in
section
5
455B.171,
shall
provide
notice
to
the
oral
and
health
delivery
6
system
bureau
established
in
section
135.15
and
the
public
7
water
supply
system’s
customers.
8
2.
In
order
to
provide
notice
to
its
customers,
the
owner
or
9
operator
of
the
public
water
supply
system
shall
place
a
notice
10
on
each
customer’s
water
bill
or
provide
notice
in
a
way
that
11
is
reasonably
calculated
so
that
all
customers
will
receive
the
12
notice.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
requirements
for
providing
notice
17
prior
to
discontinuing
fluoridation
in
a
public
water
supply
18
system.
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
a
public
water
supply
system
19
provides
to
the
public
piped
water
for
human
consumption
and
20
has
at
least
15
service
connections
or
regularly
serves
at
21
least
25
individuals.
A
public
water
supply
system
includes
22
any
source
of
water
and
any
collection,
treatment,
storage,
and
23
distribution
facilities
under
control
of
the
operator
of
the
24
system
and
used
primarily
in
connection
with
the
system,
and
25
any
collection
or
pretreatment
storage
facilities
not
under
26
such
control
that
are
used
primarily
in
connection
with
the
27
system.
28
The
bill
requires
the
owner
or
operator
of
a
public
water
29
supply
system
to
provide
notice
to
the
oral
and
health
delivery
30
system
bureau
in
the
department
of
public
health
and
the
public
31
water
supply
system’s
customers
at
least
90
days
prior
to
32
taking
any
action
to
discontinue
fluoridation
in
the
system’s
33
water
supply.
The
owner
or
operator
of
the
system
shall
34
provide
notice
to
its
customers
by
placing
a
notice
on
each
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customer’s
water
bill
or
by
providing
notice
in
a
way
that
is
1
reasonably
calculated
so
that
all
customers
will
receive
the
2
notice.
3
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
violates
the
4
provisions
of
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
5
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
6
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855.
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