HF 517 (LSB 2032YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 517

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to setback requirements for rock blasting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  335.36  Rock blasting —— setbacks.
   A county shall require operations that involve rock blasting to conduct such rock blasting no less than five hundred feet from the property line. However, a county shall not enact a setback requirement greater than five hundred feet for rock blasting activities.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  414.34  Rock blasting —— setbacks.
   A city shall require operations that involve rock blasting to conduct such rock blasting no less than five hundred feet from the property line. However, a city shall not enact a setback requirement greater than five hundred feet for rock blasting activities.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires counties and cities to require operations that involve rock blasting to conduct such rock blasting no less than 500 feet from the property line. However, the bill prohibits counties and cities from enacting a setback requirement greater than 500 feet for rock blasting activities.