SSB 1063 (LSB 1858XC (1) 89)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON EDLER)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to notice requirements prior to discontinuing fluoridation in a public water supply system, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135.39E  Fluoridation in public water supply —— notice of discontinuance.
   1.  At least ninety days prior to taking any action to discontinue fluoridation in its water supply, an owner or operator of a public water supply system, as defined in section 455B.171, shall provide notice to all of the following:
   a.  The local board.
   b.  The department.
   c.  The public water supply system’s customers.
   2.  In order to provide notice to its customers, the owner or operator of the public water supply system shall place a notice on each customer’s water bill or provide notice in a way that is reasonably calculated so that all customers will receive the notice.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to requirements for providing notice prior to discontinuing fluoridation in a public water supply system. For purposes of the bill, a public water supply system provides to the public piped water for human consumption and has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals. A public water supply system includes any source of water and any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system, and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control that are used primarily in connection with the system. 
   The bill requires the owner or operator of a public water supply system to provide notice to the local board of health, the department of public health, and the public water supply system’s customers at least 90 days prior to taking any action to discontinue fluoridation in the system’s water supply. The owner or operator of the system shall provide notice to its customers by placing a notice on each customer’s water bill or by providing notice in a way that is reasonably calculated so that all customers will receive the notice.
   By operation of law, a person who knowingly violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.