SF 382 (LSB 2432XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 382

BY  EVANS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the sale of water to recipients outside the state, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  455B.280  Sale of water to recipients outside the state —— report.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “entity” includes a public utility including but not limited to a county water system or a rural water system.
   2.  By January 31 of each year, an entity that sells water withdrawn in this state to a recipient outside the state shall submit to the department a report detailing the origin of the water extracted within the state, the identity of each out-of-state recipient, the purpose of each out-of-state recipient’s water usage, and the amount of water in gallons that the entity withdrew in this state and sold to a recipient in the previous calendar year. The department shall make the reports publicly accessible on the department’s internet site.
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 the sale of water to a recipient outside the state. The bill requires an entity, as defined in the bill, that sells water withdrawn in this state to a recipient outside the state to submit to the department of natural resources (DNR), by January 31 of each year, a report detailing the origin of the water extracted within the state, the identity of each out-of-state recipient, the purpose of each out-of-state recipient’s water usage, and the amount of water in gallons that the entity withdrew in this state and sold to a recipient in the previous calendar year. DNR shall make the reports publicly accessible on the department’s internet site. By operation of law, a person who violates the bill is subject to civil enforcement, which may include a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day a violation occurs.