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Relating to the sale of water to persons outside the state, and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Companies that take water from Iowa and sell it to people in other states must send a yearly report to the Department of Natural Resources. This report must show exactly how much water was taken and sold outside the state during the previous year. If a company fails to follow these rules, they could face fines of up to $500 for every day they are out of compliance.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the sale of water to a person outside the state. The bill requires an entity that sells water withdrawn in this state to a person outside the state to submit to the department of natural resources, by January of each year, a report detailing the amount of water that the entity withdrew in this state and sold to a person outside the state in the previous calendar year. 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.