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Relating to the sale of water to recipients outside the state, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Environment & natural resourcesState government
Same legislation: SF 530
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 530
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 530 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 530 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Companies that take water from Iowa and sell it to people or businesses in other states must send a yearly report to the Department of Natural Resources. This report must list where the water came from, who bought it, why they used it, and how many gallons were sold. The state will post these reports online for anyone to see, and companies that fail to follow these rules can be fined up to $500 for each day they are out of compliance.1
Read the official explanation
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 The bill requires an entity, as defined in the bill, that sells water withdrawn in this state to a recipient outside the state to submit to the department of natural resources (DNR), by January of each year, a report detailing the origin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.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 22, 2023. On February 23, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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